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 How to Deprogram Truth-Denying Trump Voters (Original post) |
Pluvious | Oct 2017 | OP |
| jayschool2013 | Oct 2017 | #1 | |
| democratisphere | Oct 2017 | #2 | |
| bettyellen | Oct 2017 | #3 | |
| The_jackalope | Oct 2017 | #4 | |
| Vidal | Oct 2017 | #5 | |
| The_jackalope | Oct 2017 | #7 | |
| WinkyDink | Oct 2017 | #11 | |
| KY_EnviroGuy | Oct 2017 | #6 | |
| Pluvious | Oct 2017 | #10 | |
| KY_EnviroGuy | Oct 2017 | #12 | |
| Awsi Dooger | Oct 2017 | #8 | |
| MountCleaners | Oct 2017 | #9 | |
| KY_EnviroGuy | Oct 2017 | #16 | |
| kentuck | Oct 2017 | #13 | |
| lindysalsagal | Oct 2017 | #14 | |
| lagomorph777 | Oct 2017 | #15 | |
| Pluvious | Oct 2017 | #17 | |
| superpatriotman | Oct 2017 | #18 | |
| GallopingGhost | Oct 2017 | #19 |
Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 05:18 PM
2. I don't believe electroshock therapy will help deprogram drumpf voters.
Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 05:25 PM
4. This reprogramming has been going on since 1971
Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 05:56 PM
KY_EnviroGuy (14,337 posts)
6. Good article, thanks Pluvious. Some thoughts...
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Rupert Murdoch (News Corp./Fox) and talk radio owners have known this psychology for many decades and have used it very effectively. A normal, mentally healthy and well-educated populace would have discredited their dogma from the beginning and they would not have survived. They also use additional tools such as sex appeal, sensationalism and consumerism to maintain an audience.
Our primitive brain succumbs to repetition and all the while our modern brain tries to fight that with facts, logic and reason. Makes for a discomforting, unconscious, continuous internal mental battle. Those of us on the "truth" side feel the pain. Those who are in the right-wing bubble are quite comfortable because they are not exposed to counter-facts, logic and reason. If we could get all Congress critters that took Norquist's anti-tax pledge to take a Pro-Truth Pledge referenced in that article (and be faithful to it), we might have a functioning government again. See: https://www.protruthpledge.org/ I am a dreamer, LOL. 
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Response to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #6)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 07:02 PM
Pluvious (3,699 posts)
10. Have you seen "How Fox Brainwashed My Dad?"
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Glad you got something out of the article KY
I wrestle with my self control at each and every "in-laws" event, when overwhelmed by the willfully ignorant winger blather. It's hard, I've struggled with fighting it, and regaining peace of mind, at every encounter. ICYMI |
Response to Pluvious (Reply #10)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 07:27 PM
KY_EnviroGuy (14,337 posts)
12. "regaining peace of mind" is a daily challenge.
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Thanks for reminding me of that documentary. I followed her story for a while, when the film was till in development - but forgot it. I don't have streaming video and have low internet bandwidth, so I'm going to order it on DVD (it's linked to Amazon for $25). I can also watch it at a friend's house on one of the streaming services.
For those not aware of it, see: http://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/ Sadly, I don't even go "home" to TN anymore, as it's a sea of blood-red bullshit. I've lost contact with all of my 1965 classmates because of that dilemma. It's sickening and un-American the way they've divided us. So, I feel your pain!
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Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 06:35 PM
9. I think we have a social responsibility...
Response to MountCleaners (Reply #9)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 08:52 PM
KY_EnviroGuy (14,337 posts)
16. Wow, that guy has his hands full - just from doing a quick look.
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Thanks for the link and your good thoughts and efforts.
I believe our best bet for reversing this trend is in our schools. We need a new generation that thinks for themselves for a change - using logic, reason and truth. Re-emphasis on science, the arts, and math is a start, along with (somehow) a renewed interest in civics, government and history. Old-fashioned debate classes would be good, too. Keep up the good work - one nut case at a time!
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Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 07:29 PM
kentuck (109,232 posts)
13. I would guess that a few indictments might sharpen their focus a little...
Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 07:37 PM
lindysalsagal (19,270 posts)
14. There's a giant billboard in CT on I95 with this image crossed out:
and it reads something like, "In the beginning, god created man"... because they're evolution deniers. If they make the billboard big enough, they feel justified in their defiance of society. People gain a sense of identity and community from the opposition of society norms. If they were just another person going along with the crowd, they feel they aren't real or really there or important. The contradiction makes them feel they matter. You'll always have some cookes. The problem is, the rest of us have to show up to out-vote them. |
Response to Pluvious (Original post)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 07:40 PM
15. We all heard Turd's lies endlessly; most people weren't fooled.
Response to lagomorph777 (Reply #15)
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 09:28 PM
Pluvious (3,699 posts)
17. I also like how shaming them can...
