Unfortunately the right seems to be much better at propaganda (on a number of levels) and I suspect people who are struggling with any of those problems - mental health, physical health, financial, etc. - are more vulnerable to it. Even worse is that it may be too painful for them to accept that they were wrong about something important (e.g. supporting Trump and co) and the internal conflict would likely worsen their mental health.
Even worse is that it may be too painful for them to accept that they were wrong about something important (e.g. supporting Trump and co) and the internal conflict would likely worsen their mental health.
This is a really good point. I think there is a well-known phenomenon that demonstrates that the more people are presented with evidence that contradicts their closely held belief, they double down even harder.
And then there is the pain from all the cognitive dissonance. It’s not likely to be a very healthy state of mind.
Unfortunately the right seems to be much better at propaganda (on a number of levels) and I suspect people who are struggling with any of those problems - mental health, physical health, financial, etc. - are more vulnerable to it. Even worse is that it may be too painful for them to accept that they were wrong about something important (e.g. supporting Trump and co) and the internal conflict would likely worsen their mental health.
This is a really good point. I think there is a well-known phenomenon that demonstrates that the more people are presented with evidence that contradicts their closely held belief, they double down even harder.
And then there is the pain from all the cognitive dissonance. It’s not likely to be a very healthy state of mind.