The people who see that open societies, being nice to other people, not being racist, not fighting wars, is a better way to live, they generally end up losing these fights. They don’t fight dirty. They are terrible at appealing to the populace. They are less violent, so end up in prisons, camps, and graves. We need to beware not to become divided (see: Labour party), we need to avoid getting lost in arguing through facts and logic, and counter the populist messages of passion and anger with our own similar messages. We need to understand and use social media.
History tells us what may happen next with Brexit & Trump
Tobias Stone
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But those of us of this frame of mind don’t want a world where you have to come up with crazy rhetoric, to take to the streets with passion and anger — when simple logic and critical-thinking skills tell you what is right so much more clearly. So having to take on the tactics of “The Bad Guys” makes us just as bad as they are.

I think you’re right — it probably is what’s needed — but I just don’t think it can happen.