Send us a text We trace how a single counterprotester held space at a small-town Turning Point rally, and how performative civility flipped to petty violence when dissent stayed visible. We dig into the psychology, the power plays, and the stakes for neighbors who want safety without silence. • why one person chose to protest a local turning point rally • the role of music and signage as nonviolent counter-speech • friendly small talk turning into property damage and intimidation • hypocrisy...
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Send us a text We trace how a single counterprotester held space at a small-town Turning Point rally, and how performative civility flipped to petty violence when dissent stayed visible. We dig into the psychology, the power plays, and the stakes for neighbors who want safety without silence. • why one person chose to protest a local turning point rally • the role of music and signage as nonviolent counter-speech • friendly small talk turning into property damage and intimidation • hypocrisy...
Send us a text Fear shrinks our world until only the threat remains in view. That biological truth doesn’t stop at the edge of the skin; it scales up to cities and nations. We explore how chronic stress—pandemic fallout, economic pressure, and a nonstop fear feed—can push entire communities toward authoritarian comfort: conformity, punishment, and a single story that feels safe because it’s simple. I lay out the biology first: how tunnel vision and fight–flight–freeze–fawn tilt our choices w...
Speak Plainly Podcast
Send us a text We trace how a single counterprotester held space at a small-town Turning Point rally, and how performative civility flipped to petty violence when dissent stayed visible. We dig into the psychology, the power plays, and the stakes for neighbors who want safety without silence. • why one person chose to protest a local turning point rally • the role of music and signage as nonviolent counter-speech • friendly small talk turning into property damage and intimidation • hypocrisy...
