am starting to see that, patriotism blinds people to the truth. the more you tell them what's going on, the more patriotic they become, " America will never fall. " " no one can invade America. "
am like, they don't have to invade, you just have to give their dollars back and it done, " NO!! THE MILITARY WILL GO AND KILL THEM IF THEY DO! "
@RodrickSage Weakness blinds people. Patriotism is just the excuse, like religion or even normalcy bias. They cannot fathom the possibility of their lives and the things they believe in, to be challenged in any meaningful way.
Logic is no match for emotion. Whether you're trying to convince a religious person that their messiah isn't going to save them, an orphan that their parents aren't coming back, or a normie that the government isn't there to help them, the more you try, the worse it gets
@Based_Accelerationist @RodrickSage - Yeah... These last few years have been eye-opening. We are currently running the experiment of "what would happen if..." and the results are very disappointing.
It actually reminds of an abusive relationship, and probably, the same principles of human nature are involved.
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