Can you believe that we now have clashing contradicting lies and deceptions used to prove lies true? We have truly entered the Twilight Zone. Man, this shit has gotten pretty crazy.
Tag: Motivated Reasoning
Quickie: Polls Show Success of WH’s Gaslighting
Two recent polls show the depths to which Trump voters and Republicans have deluded themselves. They believe Trump’s lies! They think he is honest! The Resistance has to continually push back against all of the BS coming out of this WH! Keep the pressure on Congress to do the right thing!
“Against this filth”: How Social Identity, Cognitive Ease, & Repetition Keep the GOP in Office — UPDATED
When ol’ Jefferson Beauregard Sessions was called to task for calling undocumented immigrants filth, he and the Repubes all responded in predictable righteous indignation. And, this is how the GOP cons votes out of poor white conservatives. It is the perfect example.
The Republican Stooge Voter: The How & the Why Of It All
The self-destructiveness of white conservative middle class Republican voters is staggering. Can they ever be dissuaded? Why do they do it? All of my many articles addressing this baffling phenomenon gathered under one convenient heading.
The Death Paneling of the American Body Politic
Once a falsehood or an honest mistake has been introduced into the electorate, it can take on a life of its own. It can be very difficult to scrub this from the consciousness of the population. This post explores the reasons behind people clinging to a disproved lie or errors like death panels in the ACA.
