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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 17, 2026 at 10:01:16 AM MST, ""Joel W. Crump"" wrote   
   :   
      
   > On 1/17/26 5:05 AM, molder wrote:   
   >   
   >> Joel doesn't really hide from anyone and his pic is publicly available in   
   >> a number of places.   
   >   
   >   
   > I have no reason to fear these goofy overstimulated trolls on friggin'   
   > 2026 Usenet.  I still like being here, it's a unique place online to   
   > this day, but the trolls have only gotten worse over the years.  Less   
   > entertaining, more obnoxious, less intelligent.   
      
   Absolutely agreed. Watching the tribalism and scapegoating is fascinating   
   (though also a bit scary). Over the last decade or two, what used to be fringe   
   is now said out loud. Inequality and concentrated power are pushing us toward   
   oligarchy and open fascism. The people defending it are often the same ones   
   who've been trolling me for years -- the pattern is easy to see.   
      
   They value order under strong authority over freedom or individuality.   
   Compromise or admission of error, to them, is weakness. "Law and order"   
   rhetoric works even when selective. Perceived loss -- of status, respect, or   
   cultural dominance -- drives them. That's why the mere existence of gay or   
   trans people, non-Christians, people of color, or other minorities feels   
   threatening. Visibility alone is seen as an attack on a fixed hierarchy.   
   Homophobic attacks, such as the ones you face, are part of the pattern.   
      
   Personal humiliation and resentment feed a desire for revenge, even without   
   real harm. Fascist narratives redirect their inner pain outward and make   
   cruelty feel righteous. Media reinforces it, cherry-picking what affirms   
   identity and superiority. Notice how many refer to Fox and the like -- not   
   caring they are trusting the least reliable sources.   
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)