Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:23 AM
kentuck (108,792 posts)
In for a dime, in for a dollar?
Does that explain much of the support for Donald J Trump?
He has hoodwinked a lot of people out of money and donations. And once they gave him money, they felt invested in him? So they continue to cling to the lies and delusions? Otherwise, they would have to admit they were played for fools?
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kentuck | Dec 2020 | OP |
MichaelSoE | Dec 2020 | #1 | |
Turbineguy | Dec 2020 | #2 | |
JHB | Dec 2020 | #3 | |
abqtommy | Dec 2020 | #4 | |
BSdetect | Dec 2020 | #5 | |
RazzleCat | Dec 2020 | #7 | |
Beringia | Dec 2020 | #6 | |
Wounded Bear | Dec 2020 | #8 |
Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:30 AM
MichaelSoE (1,500 posts)
1. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, here's some more money.
Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:33 AM
Turbineguy (35,814 posts)
2. Sunk cost fallacy
One of the most powerful among cognitive biases.
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Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:33 AM
JHB (36,268 posts)
3. Some, probably. For others it's like junkies...
...defending the best smack dealer they've known.
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Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:41 AM
abqtommy (14,118 posts)
4. I subscribe to what I've read about mass psychosis. That's a fancy way to say herd stupidity.
Response to abqtommy (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:48 AM
BSdetect (8,841 posts)
5. I think of them as believers of anything absurd. Pyramid Power, Scientology, ghosts ,,,,
Response to abqtommy (Reply #4)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 11:01 AM
RazzleCat (731 posts)
7. My niece gave this a name that's fantastic
Mass narcissistic by proxy disorder.
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Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 10:59 AM
Beringia (4,265 posts)
6. Isn't that the same idea of why we kept fighting in Viet Nam
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Response to kentuck (Original post)
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 11:02 AM
Wounded Bear (55,351 posts)
8. It is easier to fool someone than it is to convince them they have been fooled...
It's like fans of a losing sports team. Hey, they suck, but they're "our" guys! But that's not supposed to bleed over into real life.
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