What Trump did, was to create a post-truth, postmodernist mindset in his followers, to the point that they became immune from facts, truth and any information outside of their information silo. They reject the truth, even when given corrective facts to show that they are wrong. Not only do they not change thier mind but they double down on their original position. This is called the Backfire Effect in psychology and has become rampant nationally. It is the dark side of Trump's authoritarianism and is not going away any time soon.
It is refreshing to see people like Tara seeing through the propaganda haze and joining those who still value the truth.
I agree with Tara…though I remain a Democrat- I’m struggling these days- this “breakup” with an ideology and those who rigidly hold on (Sinema/Manchin) and Biden & Garland believing let’s look forward?! I get it in normal times, but we watched Trump undermine the US for years (journalists and those writing books are reporting as if anything they report we didn’t already know! We knew THENNNNN exactly what he was doing). I’m struggling. This is terrifying and exhausting!
What Trump did, was to create a post-truth, postmodernist mindset in his followers, to the point that they became immune from facts, truth and any information outside of their information silo. They reject the truth, even when given corrective facts to show that they are wrong. Not only do they not change thier mind but they double down on their original position. This is called the Backfire Effect in psychology and has become rampant nationally. It is the dark side of Trump's authoritarianism and is not going away any time soon.
It is refreshing to see people like Tara seeing through the propaganda haze and joining those who still value the truth.
I agree with Tara…though I remain a Democrat- I’m struggling these days- this “breakup” with an ideology and those who rigidly hold on (Sinema/Manchin) and Biden & Garland believing let’s look forward?! I get it in normal times, but we watched Trump undermine the US for years (journalists and those writing books are reporting as if anything they report we didn’t already know! We knew THENNNNN exactly what he was doing). I’m struggling. This is terrifying and exhausting!