Carlson incites millions of constituents to "revenge vote" against any Republican who doesn't engage in "performative obstinance"...and then criticizes them for being inept/bad at governing.
He may be planting a seed for, "I alone can fix this", POTUS run.
The other aspect (thread) is that the Right appeals to more primitive regions in the brain (amygdala/emotion/fear), which causes impulsive/instinctive reactions.....whereas the Left appeal to the cerebral cortex (policy/logic)....which is less motivating.
Trump's short-sightedness caused him to fail to see the potential gain with masks. Even amidst the anti-vax hysteria, the Right....while defying the "physics" of logic...still attempts to credit Trump for the development of vaccines they refuse to take.
Trump's short-sightedness caused him to fail to see the potential gain with masks. Even amidst the anti-vax hysteria, the Right....while defying the "physics" of logic...still attempts to credit Trump for the development of vaccines they refuse to take.
"I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of Bikers for Trump. I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough...until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad"...1/
Two threads analyzing the continued belief/support of Trump/Trumpism. The first analyzes confirmation bias/tribalism/cult psychology/conspiracy theories through an addiction model, and the other analyzes the Right's manipulation of the neuropsychological fear response: 1/
Five years into one of the worst eras in the country's history, and people still are oblivious to Trump's disorders. Trump is incapable of being the "calm, moderate candidate". He is pathologically predisposed to create chaos. And that is what he did...