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   Kathleen Cochranposted 9 months ago

   I think this article is worth a discussion and might help lower the level of animosity that so many HP forums rise to among participants.
   
   https://hubpages.com/politics/some-peop … onaldtrump

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 9 months ago

   "It takes a disruptive event, such as “the toppling of a regime or the loss of a war” to give people a new perspective and the opportunity to “recalibrate” their brain."
   
   I would suggest it also takes verifiable facts. Most people won't change their convictions simply by someone else's opinion.

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 9 months ago

   Thank you Scott Belford for sharing this article.

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      Kathleen Cochranposted 9 months agoin reply to this

      Hum. No takers.

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         peoplepower73posted 9 months agoin reply to this

         Kathleen::  Thank you for posting this article.  It's just what I've been waiting for to post my article.
         
         Neuroscientist warns that Trumpism/MAGA is a cult because of cognitive dissonance.  Psychologist Leon Festinger described the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance in which there is a disconnect between one’s feelings, beliefs, and convictions and their observable actions.
         
         This dissonance is distressing and, in order to relieve the anxiety, people may become more invested in the cult or belief system that goes against who they are individually. As such, cult members become more “dug-in” and will cling to thoughts and beliefs that contradict available evidence. In other words, they are no longer able to find a middle ground or compromise.
         
         https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/ … &ei=25

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            wildernessposted 9 months agoin reply to this

            One?  That's all you could come up with?  One "expert" willing to say that any MAGA member is mentally ill?
            
            Surely you can do better than that! 

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               peoplepower73posted 9 months agoin reply to this

               Wilderness:  Obviously, you didn't read the link.  You are becoming very good at replying without reading the entire post.

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                  wildernessposted 9 months agoin reply to this

                  Of course I did not read the link.  Any psychologist that claims fifty million people need mental therapy in this country is not someone I would gain any information from.
                  
                  The bigger question is why you would read such a thing.  It is obviously biased, so why read it?  Did the title mislead you?

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         Credence2posted 9 months agoin reply to this

         Yes, there are "takers". I took Scott's RWA test some time ago and thankfully enough, I have no characteristics associated with the lemming like high RWA scorers.
         
         Fear, Authoritarian Submission, Hostility, Prejudice, and Lack of Critical Thinking.

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   Credence2posted 9 months ago

   Article that touches on RWA and its adherents
   
   https://www.salon.com/2023/08/05/why-am … nt-enough/

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      tsmogposted 9 months agoin reply to this

      The link goes to an article titled; Why America is going backward: Being the richest nation in history isn't enough. I don't think that was what you wanted.
      
      I found this article by Salon discussing RWA. The title is; Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back.
      
      Is that the article you meant?
      
      https://www.salon.com/2021/12/18/right- … ight-back/
      
      My comment after reading it is two words . . . shocking and sad!!

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         Credence2posted 9 months agoin reply to this

         Sorry, the information is toward the end of the article that I linked.
         
         Is the need to be dominated, controlled by anyone so desirable? We, as Americans would never think that we could be under the lure of a tyrant, thinking that that is reserved for others.

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            tsmogposted 9 months agoin reply to this

            Thanks! I read the part about RWA. I will read the whole article later. All I can say is it is definitely revealing according to Altemeyer regarding the polling for the U.S. vs other countries. Gives one reason to ponder and look deeper.

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