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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThere is a section of America that is forever lost to rationality
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I saw someone on the interwebs describe this bewildering display of contrasting positions on democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law as cognitive dissonance. But part of cognitive dissonance recognises that they hold may conflicting views or emotion which might manifest itself as stress, anxiety, regret, shame, embarrassment, or feelings of negative self-worth - emotions I am going to hazard a guess are rarely felt by the committed cult members to the great orange fuckwit. The fact that they are unable to recognise the utter hypocrisy in holding both of these opinions simultaneously demonstrates that they are lost to rationality, and I fear for the committed core there is no way back from there. They are too far gone.
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There is a section of America that is forever lost to rationality (Original Post)
Soph0571
Jul 2020
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Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)1. They're gone... real gone...
JI7
(89,283 posts)2. These are mostly Racist people. The problem is people have made excuses for them instead of
calling out their bs. They see themselves as Victims .
Not sure why rational arguments were ever thought to be the solution in dealing with bigots. They are all about emotion . In fact they get more upset when they know they are wrong and called on it. They would prefer to ignore it .
ms liberty
(8,620 posts)3. It is their inability to deal with the knowledge
That they've been duped, snookered, hoodwinked and taken for a ride. That is why they are unable to change, because it would mean admitting that, and owning their shame. And because of that, they hate us all even more - because we highlight and emphasize their gullibility and weaknesses.
FakeNoose
(32,854 posts)4. Ironically, the so-called "stormtroopers" are all wearing masks
I wonder what the ChumpHumpers are saying about that?
NoMoreRepugs
(9,500 posts)6. All Deplorables are not crazy (lost to rationality) or racist -
All Racists who are crazy are Deplorables.