Emboldening the Wolves
The lovely and talented Mrs. Wright graces us with another essay of hers, a meditation of the side effects of slander in politics.
Emboldening the Wolves
Why repeatedly calling your political opponents names may be a really bad idea.
We’ve all heard of the Boy Who Cried Wolf and how one downside to constantly crying wolf—or nazi or racist or whatever—is that when the real thing comes, no one believes you.
But there’s another downside.
When you continually cry Wolf!…the wolves start listening, too.
They are emboldened. They think there are more of them out there and, thus, are more willing to come out and attack.
My comment: if you convince the world that all conservatives are Nazis, the real Nazis will think they are the majority, not a freakish minority badly outnumbered by UFO enthusiasts or flat-earthers.
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
