Are they constantly imagining that they are talking to UNREASONABLE individuals?

I do not come from the US, but in somewhat lefty or centrist spaces I can’t see this style.

  • cub Gucci@lemmy.todayOP
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    10 hours ago

    I know it’s POPULAR to call conservatives DUMB and while I don’t like to beat dead horses, I really think the explanation for this is that they’re DUMB. The ILLITERATE form of dumb, to be precise. The caps are a way of adding EMPHASIS - which is something that can ALSO BE DONE by PHRASING, WORD CHOICE, SENTENCE STRUCTURE, and so on. But those techniques would require a beyond 4TH GRADE level of writing and reading ability, so they do not succeed in the conservative communication MARKETPLACE.

    I will add a disclaimer, my beloved Nietzsche also does all caps words SOMETIMES, but I believe that since this is alongside his impressive ELOQUENCE, it is clearly not a sign of stupidity in that context. Likewise, it is not a sign of STUPIDITY in many other contexts. That is to say:

    Using that style of communication does not ALWAYS make it a safer bet that someone is stupid, but being stupid does make it a safer bet that they use that style of COMMUNICATION.