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I remember reading this thread years ago, and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. No reason. #USPolitics #NipItInTheBud

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I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartender clearly hates you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."

And the dude next to me says, "hey, I'm not doing anything. I'm a paying customer. and the bartender reaches under the counter for a bat or something and says "out. now." and the dude leaves, kind of yelling. And he was dressed in a pink uniform I noticed.

Anyway, I asked what that was about and the bartender was like "you didn't see his vest, but it was all Nazi shit. Iron crosses and stuff. You get to recognize them." And I was like oh OK and he continues.

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Anyway, I asked what that was about and the bartender was like "you didn't see his vest, but it was all Nazi shit. Iron crosses and stuff. You get to recognize them." And I was like oh OK and he continues.

"You have to nip it in the bud immediately. These guys come in and it's always a nice, polite one. And you serve them because you didn't want to cause a scene. And then they become a regular and after awhile they bring a friend. And that dude is cool too.

And then THEY being friends and the friends bring friends and then they stop being cool and you realize, oh shit, this is a Nazi bar now. And it's too late because they're entrenched, and if you try to kick them out they cause a PROBLEM. So you have to shut them down."

And I was like "oh damn" and he said, "Yeah, you have to ignore their reasonable arguments because their end goal is to be terrible, awful people." And then he went back to ignoring me. But I haven't forgotten that at all.

Happy anniversary to The B-52s EP, ‘Mesopotamia’. Released this week in 1982. #theb52s #theb52sofficial #mesopotamia #deepsleep #nipitinthebud #cake #loveland

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@sgt1372 I might try that in passing but being that I am not his Facebook I don’t want it to sound like I am stalking him either. Really would love it come up naturally in conversation and then address it there. #NipItInTheBud

⬆️ @MoiraEve@mastodon.world

I started noting the subtle but unmistakable creep in the #Project2025 rhetoric in this pinned thread ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112751032011681146

I stopped after a while because the #ZeroDenom pattern is visible early on — Inductive reasoning alone is enough to prove what utter garbage the whole document is, with no need to do an exhaustive read.

I’ve seen very high quality discussions on the lack of merits of proposals in Project 2025, but I’ve not seen a single one that tries to #NipItInTheBud.

⬆️ @MoiraEve@mastodon.world

This style of rhetoric is pervasive in #Project2025

It starts with seemingly simple ideas which resonate with conservatives but are controversial with liberals and progressives.

Then it QUICKLY builds up on that and introduces even more controversial ideas.

The creep is gradual, but unmistakable. Most people look at the end result and start debating the merits of that end result.

Meanwhile, a #divideByZero has already happened in earlier paragraphs and pages. #NipItInTheBud.

⬆️ @MoiraEve@mastodon.world

Why do people protest #Vance’s idea that parents should have votes proportionate to number of their children as a horrible idea?

It is horrible, but by discussing its merits or lack thereof, they’ve let something else slide.

We need to #NipItInTheBud as unconstitutional. There is no such provision in the US Constitution.

That should be the first line of attack before the idea even starts to take hold. By skipping to a discussion of how bad it is, we forget it’s unconstitutional

Happy anniversary to The B-52s EP, ‘Mesopotamia’. Released this week in 1982. #theb52s #theb52sofficial #mesopotamia #deepsleep #nipitinthebud #cake #loveland