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KittyWampus

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10. Not addressed in this is a certain percentage of the population is predisposed to Authoritarianism.

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 05:31 PM

Feb 2017

Also, certain parts of the population have different brain wiring that puts fear more in the forefront.

There probably is a middle ground where people might not be firmly in one or the other brain wiring and mindset that are influenced.

The fact that the Far Right is also seeing more resurgence in Europe, where there are Hate Speech laws points to more than programming.

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Manchurian Voters, or, The brainwashing of a nation [View all] GliderGuider Feb 2017 OP

That is very true titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #1

Heck, look at the shit they read dalton99a Feb 2017 #2

Here's the brainwashing technique that was used: GliderGuider Feb 2017 #3

Strange how people can be brainwashed njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #4

Yes, individuals can be deprogrammed, but it takes a lot of work GliderGuider Feb 2017 #6

True njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #9

I updated the text to make it more comprehensible. nt GliderGuider Feb 2017 #5

This also explains why they vote against their own best interests so oftem. GliderGuider Feb 2017 #7

The conformation bias a person develops takes over njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #11

It only intensified in the 60s and 70s, but it's been happening for a long time. forjusticethunders Feb 2017 #8

Not addressed in this is a certain percentage of the population is predisposed to Authoritarianism. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #10

Bob Altemeyer estimates up to 25% of Americans are RW authoritarians GliderGuider Feb 2017 #12

The world has always had this: It's called organized religion. n/t. lindysalsagal Feb 2017 #13

They have a lot in common. The closest historical examples to Trumpism might be GliderGuider Feb 2017 #14