Words mean things and words are magic.
I have had to say this a lot more often recently than in the past. And it's for good reason. It seems as though communication with people in relation to social media and just main stream media is continuing to get more difficult. With political splits and just relentless regurgitation of word salad it is clear that a lot of people do not clearly understand the words they say. And as a result, they do not know that the words they use are specific and mean something specific.
We live in a reality where buzzwords are all too common. The news particularity is a great example. To be clear there are two types of buzzwords I recognize. One is the type of language used in a business meeting setting (words like synergy, start up, sustainability, or visibility) and then the second type is popular words in culture especially in the political realm. Words like snowflake, cuck, SJW social justice warrior, deplorable, drain the swamp, MAGA, racist, fascist, libtard, all fall into this category. Why is it important to understand what these words are buzzwords? In short, it can tell you a lot about the individual.
If blessed with an opportunity for debate on social media you will probably hear these words being used in the banter. With that you can pretty much guess their slant. While I don't recommend arguing with randoms on the internet I can tell you from a spectator position you can gather all sorts of important info. What is lacking during most of these interactions is discourse. General debate on facebook for instance is a waste of energy and time. Time that can be used to do anything else. After a while of just watching and listening these interesting exchanges of buzzwords you can see why its counter productive to jump in.
For the most part, both extreme ends of the political realm does not know or understand the words they use fully. They have both unfortunately adopted these buzzwords and use them in slanderous ways to poke or jab the opposition. Which to the big picture is counter productive. Like a lot of people I enjoy debate with subjects I have information and an opinion on. The majority of the aforementioned do not seem to have either. They simply repeat the same things they have heard over and over again with no understanding of the words they use. Or rather the true meanings. All without any well rounded opinion outside of the mainstream vomit they learned. This is why arguing or debating with them is pointless most of the time. Well, atleast trying to argue in the same methods they are comfortable using is a complete waste of time and energy. But why does it matter?
I don't suggest using these buzzwords typically because of this. Encouraging and supporting logical thinking and critical thinking should be paramount to having positive discussion. Staying factual helps a lot too for whatever side you lean to. Even in the face of complete ignorance. These are learning and teaching opportunities. No one wins online arguments contrary to popular belief on the topic. More importantly be respectful at all times. Being respectful will give you a moral high ground when things start to get heated or derailed into other topics. Which is another important tip, stay on topic and on the subject at hand. All too often especially with internet debate it will fall way off course by the uninformed. Its a common technique used by those who don't have the informative material to use as ammunition to carry on a conversation with someone who is informed. Also it helps to know and understand fallacies which tells you how someone likes to debate and argue but that is an entirely different conversation and subject that deserves its own entry.
Why should this matter? In short, if these interactions are viewed as a learning/teaching opportunity instead of a poisonous online debate with a "no holds barred"sort of cage match rules to win, then you are hopefully and potentially changing someones point of view. This outlook is important especially for emotionally driven topics. And as a huge secondary and usually forgotten reason is that the people that are not engaged in the conversation may be reading it and making an opinion themselves. And that is vital.
The way we carry ourselves in life an online with all interactions may be viewed by a huge amount of people and it matters. While a huge majority of the population are just floating through life half asleep, repeating things they hear on the news and online, it simply is not beneficial to attack them verbally expecting them to mysteriously wake up and become red pilled to the realities we may clearly see. For those of us that are awake the process was not an easy one. And sometimes we may have to remember that. Easing these people who may not agree with us gently down the rabbit hole would be advisable. And through logical and factual conversation that is respectful is an easy way to do that.
Hearts and minds are turned more easily this way. Its hard to do it at first. Its easy to troll and use buzzwords but the results are usually not sought after. While I do not get into specific subjects or topics that this is applicable for or usually seen that part does not matter. Mostly because it can be used with any interaction online and in person.
Our words are magic. When we talk about magic we think of incantations and magic spells like seen in Disney movies or fiction. Latin and other made up or dead languages usually are the first thing that comes to mind. Like in those examples the words mean things. They are important. The result usually is something wildly mystical and otherworldly as a direct result of them. When we use the word magic today its generally received in this manner. And what I think is not understood is that our very words are magic. And what I mean is they have a huge potential to have a profound affect on someone. We have been pulled into an age where the majority of people have no idea this is the case. Our words mean things, and our words have the ability to be magical. To those of us that are awake we have to remember this. If it means repeating it daily, then do it. Words are magic and they mean things.
Maybe the short and the take away from this would be the following. Always encourage respectful, logical, and critical thinking and debate. Recognize political slants in individuals and in media sources. Avoid buzzwords and their typical negative affects. Be informative and factual. Recognize fallacies and the limitations of understanding in an individuals particular interactions. Be aware that these interactions and words we used are not only seen by those they are intended for but potentially many neutral bystanders as well. And remember that opening peoples eyes to other opinions or viewpoints may be difficult for them to absorb. So take care in this process. And most importantly words mean things, and they are absolutely magical.
Hail the folk!
Hail the Old Gods!
Hail the Ancestors!
