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"Calling people 'alarmist' is usually just a way of trying to discredit them, demonstrated by the fact that it goes on even after they've been proven correct.

"When they cannot answer your arguments or refute the facts, they attack your tone and tactics. But that's not what they really want. They want you to stop, to shut up, to be ignored.

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"The problem isn't people being scared. The problem is people not being scared enough. I wish deep concerns were enough to inspire the bold action often required in today's besieged world. The fear comes when it's too late for the easy path.

"I go on TV and shout about the murders of my friends, the slaughter of innocents in war, and am told to calm down. Why am I angry? No, why aren't you? Now America is fighting to save its democracy, its soul, and it's not time to calm down. Sound the alarms."

-- Garry Kasparov (Kasparov63), 2021-09-02