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13 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Conspiracy theories are a cognitive dissonance reconciling narrative that simultaneously sustain the believer's narcissism and victimhood...:
Conspiracy theories are a cognitive dissonance-reconciling narrative that simultaneously sustain the believer's narcissism and victimhood...: 2/
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There may also be a physiological component to conspiracy theory susceptibility: 4/

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13 Nov
Updated podcast/video appearances:

The Muckrake" podcast with @JYSexton/@CanYouHearMeSMH where we talked about the cognitive dissonance of "American Exceptionalism", Anti-vaxx as identity politics, politically tribalizing our children, & other topics: 1/
I was struggling to find my words on this appearance (some days the Traumatic Brain Injury symptoms frustratingly resurface), but we talked about important issues....particularly co-existing with people who have different political beliefs: 2/
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13 Nov
No question, it could have been much worse with Trump. His pathology was both cancer, and a prophylactic against what could have been (and still may be) worse outcomes:
No question, it could have been much worse with Trump. His pathology was both cancer, and a prophylactic against what could have been (and still may be) worse outcomes: 2/
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13 Nov
It's difficult to imagine anyone fitting this description b/c everything/everyone has been, or immediately is politicized (See: Big Bird). Anyone who even mildly, constructively criticizes the Tribe is demonized. There is no nuanced/middle ground position. 1/
I recently analyzed the "deliberate removal of nuance", when dissecting @HawleyMO's ridiculously transparent attempt to hijack the masculinity issue as the basis for his political platform: 2/
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13 Nov
Yes, as noted at the end of this thread on masculinity:

"Carlson is an overcompensating smarmy prep school debate team kid who finds meaning in the petulant antagonism of verbal sparring b/c he lacked the actual toughness to engage in any type of physical engagement"....1/.
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....and this thread on the "America First" movement: 3/
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13 Nov
An interesting thread about killing one's own species, by @UnRapporteur1, who wrote a great article on "mobbing phenomenon" (included in the conversation on killing one's own species). Two relevant threads attached below analyze sociopathy through the lens of animal behavior...1/
Specifically, how animal behavior (infanticide)....if viewed through the lens of humanity, would be viewed as sociopathic....

....in order to create context for understanding dysfunctionally competitive....and therefore inhumane....human behavior: 2/
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12 Nov
They have little to no knowledge about how something in a particular field works.....Little to no emotional discipline/restraint when speaking about topics they have no experience with.....Over-reliance on fraudulent conmen media personalities.
They have little to no knowledge about how something in a particular field works.....Little to no emotional discipline/restraint when speaking about topics they have no experience with.....Over-reliance on fraudulent conmen media personalities.
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