@ianmSC 1/n “In the long run my observations have convinced me that some men, reasoning preposterously, first establish some conclusion in their minds which, either because of its being their own or because of their having received it from some person who has their entire confidence,
@ianmSC 2/n “impresses them so deeply that one finds it impossible ever to get it out of their heads. Such arguments in support of their fixed idea as they hit upon themselves or hear set forth by others, no matter how simple and stupid these may be,
@ianmSC 3/n “gain their instant acceptance and applause. On the other hand whatever is brought forward against it, however ingenious and conclusive, they receive with disdain or with hot rage — if indeed it does not make them ill.
@ianmSC 4/n “ Beside themselves with passion, some of them would not be backward even about scheming to suppress and silence their adversaries.” - Galileo
@catturd2 1/n Can someone kindly explain why political leaders in the face of clear, obvious, irrefutable evidence that the path they are pursuing is devastatingly wrong, continue mindlessly to forge ahead, even doubling and tripling down?@EWoodhouse7@MorningAnswer@RebelACole@John_Kass
@catturd2@EWoodhouse7@MorningAnswer@RebelACole@John_Kass 2/n “If we just keep doing even more of what has been shown not to work, surely things will improve! There must be some devious unknown reason our brilliant policies are not working. Keep digging!”
@catturd2@EWoodhouse7@MorningAnswer@RebelACole@John_Kass 3/n Covid cases? Testing, masks and lockdowns! More covid cases? More testing, masks and lockdowns! Increasing crime? Restrain police! More crime? Defund police and release criminals from jail! Gun violence? Gun control! More gun violence? More gun control!
@TomFitton@nypost@realDonaldTrump@TuckerCarlson@RichardGrenell@MZHemingway 2/n Biden clearly bought and paid for by them; huge propaganda campaign to cover it up and push him into office; virus emanated from them; ensuing irrational panic inflamed by propaganda destroys economy; continuing fear facilitates tyrannical control by like minded politicians
@TomFitton@nypost@realDonaldTrump@TuckerCarlson@RichardGrenell@MZHemingway 3/n Antifa/BLM riots well orchestrated and funded by whom?; tech giants with historically close ties and financial interests in China openly censoring and monitoring; all that and more just to start. Meanwhile, how’s China’s economy doing? Awful lot of coincidences.
@SWAtlasHoover@SecAzar@EWoodhouse7@boriquagato@stacey_rudin@MorningAnswer When you witness how so so many blindly follow orders without thinking for themselves or challenging or questioning, it becomes easier to understand how people readily forgo hard fought freedoms and welcome the mendacious entreaties of dictatorial fascists.