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In reply to the discussion: They told Gore not to investigate the 2000 election for the good of the country.. [View all]PandoraAwakened
(905 posts)I saw another discussion yesterday that actually deals with the same idea of tropes (specifically the "Angry Mob" trope), but I didn't see anybody identifying it for the trope that it is and providing an educational discussion of it. Some persons' replies showed that they intuitively understood that you need to lean into the trope, even if they weren't able to express exactly why this is the correct way to retake the narrative. But others were calling for a "just ignore it" approach, clearly indicating that they don't yet possess an effective understanding of the topic.
I wanted to contribute to the "Angry Mob" discussion as well, but have not yet found the time to put together the proper information. There's actually a lot of good background info. on the psychology of that one as it is a commonly used trope for certain TV/film genres.