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Thanks to a user for calling this term to attention. It's going on full force right now.

I think a way to counteract it is to call attention to the debates and/or good things from the other side.

There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the dining room table – and I don’t mean that people will be outraged, alarmed, disgusted. That is true, but irrelevant. The key point, says my Australian friend, is that everyone will shout, “Jeez, mate, there’s a dead cat on the table!” In other words, they will be talking about the dead cat – the thing you want them to talk about – and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.[1]

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've always called that the "look at the distraction!" strategy, but I like the cat one better.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

It's super appropriate for the times right now too. They're using the immigrants eating cats to do it.

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