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by eternalban 2160 days ago
There are 2 parts here: (1) problem, and (2) remedy.

The issue for myself and likeminded individuals who actually do not have a stake in the current "power dynamics" -- I could post during the Twitter hack -- is "part" (2).

Where are the "scientific" and "rational" studies on the du jour mob tactics cum "remedy" to social injustice? As a spectator it is reminiscent of previous attempts at "remedy", notably the Cultural Revolution by Chairman Mao. That didn't really solve anything, did it?

Distorted power dynamics certainly should be addressed. There are actually quite a few elephants in the room that aren't even discussed. But please do not make a claim that mobilized mob squads are a "proven remedy to fix power dynamic's distortions in society". The historical verdict on this is: one group of power holders replaces another.

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> As a spectator it is reminiscent of previous attempts at "remedy", notably the Cultural Revolution by Chairman Mao.

You left out Stonewall, the Haymarket Riot, and the LA riots.

And maybe the Civil War or American Revolution.

No I didn't. I can make the necessary fine distinctions.
Where did I even come close to making the claim that mobilized mob squads are a "proven remedy to fix power dynamic's distortions in society"?