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28 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Two threads on confirmation bias/polarization/tribalization/cults/conspiracy theory susceptibility.......one analyzing cognitive processes involved when people are presented with evidence on both sides of an issue: 1/
Two threads on confirmation bias/polarization/tribalization/cults/conspiracy theory susceptibility.......one analyzing cognitive processes involved when people are presented with evidence on both sides of an issue: 2/
...and the second thread applying an addiction model to confirmation bias/polarization/tribalization/cults/conspiracy theory susceptibility......
...expanding the addiction model thread above to the Right's alternating dominance/victimhood narrative:

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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych Profile picture
28 Jul
The Right hero-worships a sociopathic narcissist...twice impeached for undermining the democracy... who homicidally mismanaged a pandemic that killed 600K+ people to protect his personal interests.....

...but they have a problem with Simone Biles b/c she's a "selfish sociopath".
relevant threads: 2/
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27 Jul
This brings to mind the rhetoric of the Bush 43 presidency:

"They hate us because of our freedom"

This probably exists an entirely different level as tens of millions of Americans refuse a live saving vaccine that much of the rest of the world doesn't have access to.
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We are not hated because of our freedom.....but to the extent that we are "hated", it's because we are a country of decadence, arrogance, and ignorance:

While much of the world starves, we eat for sport (competitive eating)

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...and while much of the world is at risk of dying from a pandemic from which they lack adequate vaccine supplies.....

....Tens of millions of Americans engage in freedom-fetishizing, anti-vax, culture-war "virtue-signaling", performative obstinance: 3/

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19 Jul
Interesting analysis of “mobbing phenomenon”, with parallels drawn to American politics.

It brings to mind the dangerous interplay between "authoritarian followers” and “vertically power-structured” institutions that exist within a “horizontally power-structured” democracy...1/
According to Altemeyer’s research, 20-30% of a population will have an authoritarian personality.

Authoritarian personalities are drawn to “vertical power structures”….which are a strict hierarchical structure where power emanates from the top-down. 2/ theauthoritarians.org
The article above analyzes a corporate environment. I've used the term "corporate creatures" to describe those who thrive in and exploit the corporate structure and the cut-throat ecosystem.

Corporate creatures are often authoritarian personalities/followers who...3/
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17 Jul
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.
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16 Jul
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.
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16 Jul
Trump in a 2019 Breitbart interview:

"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/
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