On the subject of mockery, I believe it is a deeply moral stance. Mocking bad people is a way of depriving them of power, the power of ...— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
2/ fear and intimidation. Marching around with torches in the night is performative menace. That's the point. One can fight that in many ...— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
3/ ways but not accepting it on its own terms, valorizing it through condemnation, as it were, is a key, necessary way. Does it work?— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
4/ Well, we can judge that in many ways. In directly and immediately affecting the targets, sometimes yes and sometimes no. But I believe..— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
5/ it always buoys those who do the mocking, gives them moral nourishment and strength. We shld never cower. And losing the ability to ...— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
6/ laugh at the laughable can sometimes amount to cowering. Don't cower. Don't give anyone power or strength who does not deserve it.— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 12, 2017
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