In politics we see stages of grief when confronted with reality.
The first stage of grief is denial. Many politicians never seem to get past that point.
Then they deflect, or try to bargain or blame.
Rarely do we see the progression to acceptance.
And so: NO positive action.
The first stage of grief is denial. Many politicians never seem to get past that point.
Then they deflect, or try to bargain or blame.
Rarely do we see the progression to acceptance.
And so: NO positive action.
What should trouble you is that this is deliberate.
DENY, DEFLECT, DELAY.
It’s a way to ensure no progress is made because change is unsettling to power.
So if you wonder why politicians deny history or science it’s because they are trying to hold onto a false power narrative.
DENY, DEFLECT, DELAY.
It’s a way to ensure no progress is made because change is unsettling to power.
So if you wonder why politicians deny history or science it’s because they are trying to hold onto a false power narrative.
That is why you get #GenocideDeniers
To accept the truth means to accept things are wrong and must change.
It’s why you get #covid denial, #ClimateAction denial, #racialinjustice denial and so on.
To some of these folks control, power and money are more important than truth.
To accept the truth means to accept things are wrong and must change.
It’s why you get #covid denial, #ClimateAction denial, #racialinjustice denial and so on.
To some of these folks control, power and money are more important than truth.
And because they are positions of leadership or influence, they allow and encourage this denial of fact to spread among their people.
Conspiracy theories can be an outlet to people who are terrified of what is going on, and their fears are amped up by unethical leaders.
Conspiracy theories can be an outlet to people who are terrified of what is going on, and their fears are amped up by unethical leaders.
It’s a serious problem.
And you can see in polling that those political organizations who hold these views are increasingly losing their “base” and so they
Double down.
They veer further and further into extreme views because fear & anger = donations and volunteers.
And you can see in polling that those political organizations who hold these views are increasingly losing their “base” and so they
Double down.
They veer further and further into extreme views because fear & anger = donations and volunteers.
But there is only so far they can go in that direction until their rhetoric and their willingness to press on those emotional buttons leads to violence and even loss of life.
This is theory, but you can see some of it playing out in the real world.
This is theory, but you can see some of it playing out in the real world.
I would say that theoretically in that scenario, we must give up hope for a middle ground between increasing extremism and evidence based positions.
Why should facts and evidence give way to lies and intentional misrepresentation?
Why should facts and evidence give way to lies and intentional misrepresentation?
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