[ExI] diamonds falling

[Darin Sunley]

To the extent that the "mob" in "lynch mob" isn't simply an ad hominem for
"scary people I don't like", it probably has to do with their dependence
[or lack thereof], on centralized, top down leadership for tactical
decisions on a intermediate (10-15 minutes) time scale.

A mob can share a strategy and a goal, but it's mobbish-ness derives from
that fact that there's no one they look to for tactical direction.

Which is probably not the case with the MAGA-aligned protesters you
mentioned earlier.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:49 AM John Clark via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 1:24 PM Darin Sunley via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> > *Whether or not a group of armed people intending violence and
>> destruction is a "mob" depends largely on leadership and coordination,
>> n'est-ce pas? That gaggle of NRA members sounds like it has a plan that
>> they are taking coordinated action to pursue. So no, not a mob.*
>>
>
> A lynch mob has a coordinated action they want to pursue, so why is that
> called a "mob"?
>
> John K Clark
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