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   scriptjunkie (sj@social.scriptjunkie.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 11:32:18 JST scriptjunkie

   Well it's nearly unanimous. The candidate who willingly voices even unnecessarily unpopular opinions is the more open and almost certainly the more honest candidate. The less forthcoming candidate with a carefully manicured public image who never once voices an opinion unpopular in the community, even if they share a couple unpopular nationally, is the less trustworthy one. One of these in our town turned out to be bankrolled by a local wealthy monopolist, sometimes they're after their own power and popularity or have another hidden agenda, but it's not going to be good. Unfortunately, it does work a lot, maybe even most of the time. But it's worth knowing the pattern.

   And there is no greater threat than a honest candidate to these people. An honest member of the board or whatever might point out things that are very inconvenient. They absolutely must be crushed.

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     scriptjunkie (sj@social.scriptjunkie.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 11:50:04 JST scriptjunkie

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     The thing is, these dynamics are not limited to politics. It's unsettling how often you see the same thing with moderators of online communities as well.

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     starkrg@myside-yourside.net's status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 22:39:43 JST StarkRG

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     @sj Is that why Trump won?

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     scriptjunkie (sj@social.scriptjunkie.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2025 22:40:07 JST scriptjunkie

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     @StarkRG I think was pretty outspoken on his plans