I do find it interesting that mockery of Trump is often met with the insistence of niceties and a gentle hand, suggesting that we have to cradle their delicate sensibilities as not to give further rise and solidification of Trump support.
It's something I've never heard in response to the rise of that demonic "far left," you know, the liberal snowflakes, the crybabies, the safe spacers. Mockery on that end seems to go fairly unchecked by the bipartisan or right leaning crowd. I've literally never in my life heard "you shouldn't call them snowflakes, that'll only further entrench their Marxist views! we need to understand their concerns and have a conversation." I've heard plenty of criticisms that don't use mockery, but none that condemn the mockery.
It's interesting that (often old) people on the right need a calm hand and kid gloves, but there are mockeries so commonplace of the young left that they're memeable at this point.
Trust me. I've been called a snowflake. I've been called worse. It didn't entrench my views. If a young person can take insults from old right wing losers and maintain a level head, surely we should expect the same from old right wing Trumpets when the tables are turned. If a little bit of mockery is all it takes to shut down their critical thinking ability then I'm sorry, you're dealing with an actual child, they're probably not worth your time.
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