[MarkPNeyer]

> attacking a group of people's shared identity is the worst way to work with them on the substance of the challenges of our time

"when we insult their intelligence and mock the things they hold sacred, they fight harder against us. maybe we should try something different?"

"are you crazy? they're bad guys. they believe what they want, regardless of what empirical reality says. now let's do the exact same thing again, maybe it will work better this time."