Sunstein made a proposal – to infiltrate groups distrustful and suspicious of government’s motives – with no apparent cognition that infiltration is a go-to method for totalitarian or paranoid leaders who want to nip opposition before it grows.
I believe Sunstein and other public information gatekeepers see themselves acting in service to their country, to protect the republic from actual threats and pernicious influence of conspiracy crackpots.
Recognize these forms of dishonesty when you see them. With that recognition, you gain emotional resources to speak articulately when you encounter forceful people who practice these types of dishonesty. At a minimum, you can understand how their minds operate, and use that understanding to evaluate their arguments.
So the comparison to Santa Claus was just a means of ridicule after all. Snickering goes well with that. Let people know that you consider your opponents beneath consideration. That means you don’t have to argue with people who disagree with you. You don’t want to dignify their positions. You don’t expect your opponents to listen to you anyway, any more than you listen to them.
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