Yes but specifically - which ones? (This is a genuine question, I’m accused of tonal issues via text often enough that I need to figure out which words people associate with negativity etc)
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All of them. The word choice seeks to place blame (legitimately or not) instead of understanding their perspective and working with them from their view. They imply "you're wrong. You're stupid. I'm right. I'm smart. Comply with me to solve the problem."
A single mom stealing food should face way lower punishments than if a politician were caught stealing the same thing. That politician should face insane punishments and penalties for the breach of public trust and violation of the spirit of leadership. And I would even take it farther.
And I think the best way to get back to responsible leadership is to cut this weird thing we do where we don't hold people with authority and power to higher expectations and accountability. If you want power and authority, you need to be held to waaaaay higher standards.
And none of that is their fault. I don't expect a janitor to know shit about oil industry and logistics. I don't expect a pharmacist to understand climate science. I don't expect a mechanic to understand geopolitics. But I do exist politicians running in those issues to.
I would advise that the first thing you do is train yourself to unbranded that nobody holding less political power or influence than you is the problem. And that includes MAGA. They're normal people who are misled (the vast majority). They don't understand like 90% of their vocabulary.
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How would you suggest reword what I said in order to place less blame?
How are we to hold power to account if the (by your description) uneducated masses continue to vote to give them that power?
How