Yes, I know, I know – this thing seems to go on forever. It’s that very length which contributes to the dangerousness of the mail. But here’s the next pic:
Unlike the last pic, which did a lot of heavy lifting, this one is designed to simply inflate outrage, thus deflecting & destroying analytical thought. But it’s important to note that this is the type of sub-message which can function acceptably on its own, as previous generations of Americans developed, to a degree, the ability to ignore, to tolerate the offensive expression.
After all, as a nation of many creeds, philosophies, and religions, friction is an inevitable result of the machine to which we are constituent parts. The philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre is not a comfortable structure for many Americans, nor is the strictures of the Catholic Church. In other countries, deadly clashes over creeds, philosophies, and religions are a daily occurrence, but in the United States we all agree to abide by secular law, and that associated dogma only applies to those who agree to abide by it.
So, on its own, this is a relatively inoffensive mockery of those who insist that being offended is a mortal sin.
But in context, that context being the entire mail under analysis, it plays a role of inflating emotional outrage, and thus deflecting the analysis which might otherwise show this mail is a shameless attempt to manipulate those of a conservative temperament.
And enrage the conservative against the composer of that email.
