This is really helpful. I'm having leftist family coming for Christmas and it's helping me boost some compassion for them. They're living in mental slavery that ironically has full consent of their will. I hope and pray they abandon they come to our side.
I'm glad it's helpful, Pede. I'm not a psychologist, but I've read a lot of the literature. The psychology of the Left reminds me of The Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witches' soldiers: Once Dorothy literally throws cold water on the witch and she melts away, they're stunned at first, but then overjoyed at being liberated. ("Hail Dorothy! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!") It's as if the people at the top of the Left-Wing hierarchy have cast an evil spell on the rank-and-file. It's not easy to break.
To me the irony is partly that the reason the Left is so enslaved is precisely because they do NOT entirely consent of their own free will. It's a paradox, but there it is. Part of you can't help but notice when you're being lied to and exploited. Some people cope by repressing this perception and doubling down on their loyalty: this is a defense against the cognitive dissonance I mentioned. It really is a kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
But this also means that, like the Wicked Witches' soldiers, they DO on some level want to be liberated from what amounts to psychological captivity. Administer the right red pill at the right time in the right way, and the light may dawn on them. The red pill, after all, is what frees you from the prison of the Matrix.
I wish I could be more specific than that. In a crisis like this Election, people tend to either double down on their political positions or begin to doubt them. Polls say even 15-20% of Democrats believe it was rigged (and an even larger percentage of Independents). Maybe you could point that out; make sure they understand that these are not "Conservative" polls (Rasmussen is one of them) so they can be trusted.
This is really helpful. I'm having leftist family coming for Christmas and it's helping me boost some compassion for them. They're living in mental slavery that ironically has full consent of their will. I hope and pray they abandon they come to our side.
I'm glad it's helpful, Pede. I'm not a psychologist, but I've read a lot of the literature. The psychology of the Left reminds me of The Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witches' soldiers: Once Dorothy literally throws cold water on the witch and she melts away, they're stunned at first, but then overjoyed at being liberated. ("Hail Dorothy! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!") It's as if the people at the top of the Left-Wing hierarchy have cast an evil spell on the rank-and-file. It's not easy to break.
To me the irony is partly that the reason the Left is so enslaved is precisely because they do NOT entirely consent of their own free will. It's a paradox, but there it is. Part of you can't help but notice when you're being lied to and exploited. Some people cope by repressing this perception and doubling down on their loyalty: this is a defense against the cognitive dissonance I mentioned. It really is a kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
But this also means that, like the Wicked Witches' soldiers, they DO on some level want to be liberated from what amounts to psychological captivity. Administer the right red pill at the right time in the right way, and the light may dawn on them. The red pill, after all, is what frees you from the prison of the Matrix.
I wish I could be more specific than that. In a crisis like this Election, people tend to either double down on their political positions or begin to doubt them. Polls say even 15-20% of Democrats believe it was rigged (and an even larger percentage of Independents). Maybe you could point that out; make sure they understand that these are not "Conservative" polls (Rasmussen is one of them) so they can be trusted.
Praying for them is also a good idea.
Prayer works, but only helps the one who is praying.
Not really
This might be a nice little red pill stocking stuffer for your family
https://thedonald.win/p/11R4q3jEHR/cnn-flip-flopping/c/