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2. people who are too quick to use level 1 as a supporting point for some political argument “this is why we need X” are suspect for the same reason. Can’t take them to court on this but it’s a fairly reliable predictor of entrenchment
3. there’s a group of smug people who use cleverness and wit and humour playing around 1 and 2 as a way to avoid taking positions. They can be fun or insufferable, usually depending on whether they’re able to also laugh at themselves
Orwell gave us a lot of gr8 shorthand we don’t use Benjamin the old cynic who knows what’s up but has given up Molly the selfish small-minded aristocrat who just wants candy Boxer the blindly loyal hard worker who gets betrayed Moses who distracts with tales of the afterlife