There's a Stalinesque zeal amongst apparatchiks to achieve pyrrhic victories from sackings, as you mention, to even by something as brutally pointless as posting the killer put-down meme to show off to their comrades. Debate, reasoning, attempting to understand your opposition's point of view, finding the middle ground and changing your mind are all enemies if the nu truth.
on 8/7/2020, 12:12 pm, in reply to "