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TrogL

(32,818 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:16 PM Nov 2020

Not because it is true, but because it is emotionally necessary

Just heard an excellent explanation as to why the German people in 1918 and current MAGAists are unable to accept current reality.

In 1918 a conspiracy theory was rampant that German surrendered not for legitimate reasons but because of a conspiracy backed by Communists and Hews. At the time it was easier to emotionally accept this rather than reality.

We’re seeing the same thing now with Trump and his authoritarian followers. I’m certain that many are Jungian feeling types where actually thinking takes a distant second. Trump is telling them how to feel and a convenient excuse to feel that way.

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Not because it is true, but because it is emotionally necessary (Original Post) TrogL Nov 2020 OP
Yep. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #1
K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #2

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. Yep.
Sun Nov 15, 2020, 02:30 PM
Nov 2020

The famous conspiracy theory of the "stab in the back." That conspiracy theory helped proper the Third Reich into power a decade and a half later, and was used by Hitler to justify WW2, in part to take back "what had been stolen."





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