Whaz Up!?! Monday 30 August 2021
Reading time: 2 minutes
The first week of school is always a killer. The first week back to work after 18 months of idleness is a killer. Put them together, and, well, you get a shortened Whaz Up column.
Making Explicable the Inexplicable: the Waves of the #COVID19 Pandemic are Natural Waves of Terror
Reading time: 5 minutes
If the GQP opposition to any rational response to a deadly pandemic that could produce an even worse variant makes no sense at all, it’s because you are not considering the ways that fear and waves of terror affect a population and how useful they are to would-be authoritarians like the GQP are.
Climate Change: Waves of Terror Paving the Way for Authoritarian Rule
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Authoritarians use a technique called waves of terror where they manufacture periods of fear interspersed with brief moments of calm to drive a population to desperation. Will the waves of climate disasters and #COVID19 do the same thing? Are we more susceptible to authoritarian takeover because of climate change and the #COVID19 pandemic?
Mass Psychosis is the End Game of Groupthink, Gaslighting, and Cognitive Dissonance
Reading time: 6 minutes
There is a film that explains the fascification of America that echo all of the analysis that Ye Olde Blogge has produced over the years. See how well it all matches up.
A Quickie: GQP Scapegoating of Blacks and Immigrants Will Drive Increases in Hate Crimes and Violence
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All fascist and authoritarian movements need a scapegoat. It is clear that #COVID19, the Delta Variant has upended their plans to run on anti-immigrant fear mongering, so they are just making everything bad is because of immigrants and by extension the replacement theory. Here’s an example.
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Whaz Up!?! Monday 23 August 2021
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How much money did Ye Olde Blogge find? Find out, the other happenings around the blog, and the things I’ve been reading.
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Conspiracy Theories 301: The Very Real Damage Followers and Conspirators Do
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We’ve finally finished the series on conspiracy theories. This one takes a closer look at the role that antisocial personality traits plays in the destructive behaviors of the conspiracy theorists and their followers.
Whaz Up!?! Monday 16 August 2021
Reading time: 3 minutes
There is a lot going on in the news and around Ye Olde Blogge everything from back to school, new findings in psychology, Friday the 13th memes, and so much more.
Nanci Griffith Dies and My Friend, Grief, Comes in for a Visit
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My very personal musings on grief at the passing of Nanci Griffith, my AIDS memories, and #COVID19.
Conspiracy Theory 201: Keeping the Wheels on the Bus Going Round and Round
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Conspiracy theories seem to abound throughout the media. They seem to have the conservatives in a fever grip of nonsensical nonreality. What makes them so difficult to dispel?
From the Spam File: In Praise of Praise
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The brain is easy to fool! Illusions and gimmicks get us all the time. Well, here is one that gets me even though I know it is all fake. I thought I’d share it just because it is so well done.
Whaz Up?!? Monday 9 August 2021
Reading time: three minutes
Here is some of what we’ve been entertaining ourselves with here at Ye Olde Blogge this week. Perhaps you’ll find it entertaining, too.
Conspiracy Theories 101: What is a Conspiracy Theory and Who are the Lunatics that Believe Them?
Reading time: six minutes
We seem to live in a world full of conspiracy theories, especially from the lunatics on the right, amirite? What psychological needs do conspiracy theories meet?
Whaz Up?!? Monday 2 August 2021
Reading time: 3 minutes
We ran a little long this week just because we could! Yes, I have a new laptop! Read all about it and the amusing stuff I’ve been reading from the WordPress Reader and other news sources. There’s an update on the Cambodia #COVID19 front and some surprising news about #COVID19 vaccination resistance, too.
We’re So Fucked: Voters Unwilling to Punish Politicians for Tactics and Positions
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Why do voters tell pollsters that they support a liberal position by 60 to 70% but conservative politicians still win elections and never seem to be punished for blocking those policies? What does the survey say?
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