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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

I am sorry you, Christine, and so many other goodhearted souls have been targeted like that, Celia.

There are so many ways they try to hurt truth-tellers—paid trolls, cyberstalkers, useful narcissists, smear merchants. Some of their methods are vicious and cruel; others simply petty—like signing up for a mailing list with expletive-laden insults.

I have experienced my share of these pitiful tactics and know how traumatizing it can be for empathetic individuals, but the more aware you become of psychological warfare strategies, the less impact they have on you.

It may even backfire and fuel your fire more, especially when you realize their attacks are signs of your effectiveness—what I call “the words-can-never-hurt-you stage” in “Letter to a Mainstream Straddler” (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter-to-a-mainstream-straddler), where:

“You become untouchable. You start collecting libels like Purple Hearts. The more scars you can count, the more evidence of your efficacy, your threat to the hegemony.”

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Emanuel Pastreich's avatar

I have seen so many cases of people who take a bit on the side to promote false tales, to defame, discourage or denounce. You see although the billionaires have billions, there are some 50 trillion dollars missing. Where did all that money go? It goes to pay people off who make sure the real questions are never asked.

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