Earlier quoted context omitted.
The advice may sound good, but it clearly did not work.
Typical TDS
What’s TDS?
Aztec Kings Had Rules for Plagues, Including ‘Do Not Be a Fool’
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Typical TDS
What’s TDS?
> Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a term for criticism of negative reactions to United States President Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational, and have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration.[1]
Seems like it shouldn't have a place here.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
What’s TDS?
> Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a term for criticism of negative reactions to United States President Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational, and have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration.[1] Seems like it shouldn't have a place here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome
I'm guessing it was intended as a joke.
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#16> Do not be a fool. Do not rush your words, do not interrupt or confuse people. Instead find, grasp, arrive at the truth. Make no one weep. Cause no sadness. Injure no one. Do not show rage or frighten folks. Do not create a scandal or speak with vanity. Do not ridicule. For vain words and mockery are no longer your office. Never, of your own will, make yourself less, diminished. Bring no scorn upon the nation, its l…
The advice may sound good, but it clearly did not work.
A tweet that hit hard recently from patio11: https://twitter.com/patio11/status/1258224216156954624
> A gut punch of a paragraph in a 2010 vintage fantasy novel re: plague response:
> They were intelligently planned procedures, quickly and efficiently carried out, by men who knew what they were doing. They'd never worked in the past, and this time was no exception.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a term for criticism of negative reactions to United States President Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational, and have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration.[1] Seems like it shouldn't have a place here. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome
I'm guessing it was intended as a joke.
Certainly a very obscure joke :).
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"Trump Derangement Syndrome". Apparently it is what causes people to dislike Trump, as there can be no other reason.
What does that have to do with the Aztecs?
GP's description is wrong. It's when someone dislikes Trump so much that he's always at the top of their mind and interferes with normal thought.
So, what does it have to do with the Aztecs? Nothing, that's the point, and why it's (a rather minor case of) TDS.
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#20> Do not be a fool. Do not rush your words, do not interrupt or confuse people. Instead find, grasp, arrive at the truth. Make no one weep. Cause no sadness. Injure no one. Do not show rage or frighten folks. Do not create a scandal or speak with vanity. Do not ridicule. For vain words and mockery are no longer your office. Never, of your own will, make yourself less, diminished. Bring no scorn upon the nation, its l…
Perfect advice to create a conservative society afraid of any change or new idea.
Good luck challenging the status quo without "confusing" or "frighten" people, or "creating a scandal".