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There are many people commenting on the trending #OhJeremyCorbyn hashtag and pitying people who crazily cling to the lame-duck Labour leader. It’s desperate stuff, for sure, but exactly what you’d expect from what is effectively a religious movement. 1/6
2/6 I’ve commented before that the certainty of an election victory was much like setting a date for the end of the world. When the date passes and the prediction has been disproved, there are only two reactions: (a) confusion and dissonance; (b) doubling down.
3/6 At this stage, the religious leader needs to explain away the discrepancy between prediction and reality - moving as many adherents as possible from confusion and dissonance to a position where they are reassured and renew their commitment.
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