People like this are psychologically damaged. The refusal to consume and evaluate information for themselves is a defence mechanism to protect a fragile psyche. They are brainwashed, and deep in their subconscious they know/suspect they have been brainwashed. They are constantly dealing with cognitive dissonance as their version of reality fails to marry up with actual reality. Unfortunately, they're part of a social structure that makes it extremely hard for them to adopt truth, because they will end up cast out. As social creatures, it's more important for us to fit into the group than it is to embrace truth.
I know... for the longest time I refused to watch a documentary debunking the Sobibor Death Camp, because the societal implications for a false narrative around the Holocaust were so dire, and the personal implications of potentially ending up a "Holocaust Denier" were real. I fully expected it to be Holocaust Denial nonsense, but instead of just watching it and judging for myself etc, I found instead that I was creating excuses in my head to not watch it at all. I mean, if they would lie about that, then they're capable of... I dunno, stealing the presidential election and lying barefacedly about it.
TL:DR humans are dumb and social groups are extremely powerful.
I can't actually get this video to play, but I'm pretty sure this was it. It's 4 hours. I watched it on Youtube. I can't actually believe it was accessible on YT only a couple of years ago.
People like this are psychologically damaged. The refusal to consume and evaluate information for themselves is a defence mechanism to protect a fragile psyche. They are brainwashed, and deep in their subconscious they know/suspect they have been brainwashed. They are constantly dealing with cognitive dissonance as their version of reality fails to marry up with actual reality. Unfortunately, they're part of a social structure that makes it extremely hard for them to adopt truth, because they will end up cast out. As social creatures, it's more important for us to fit into the group than it is to embrace truth.
I know... for the longest time I refused to watch a documentary debunking the Sobibor Death Camp, because the societal implications for a false narrative around the Holocaust were so dire, and the personal implications of potentially ending up a "Holocaust Denier" were real. I fully expected it to be Holocaust Denial nonsense, but instead of just watching it and judging for myself etc, I found instead that I was creating excuses in my head to not watch it at all. I mean, if they would lie about that, then they're capable of... I dunno, stealing the presidential election and lying barefacedly about it.
TL:DR humans are dumb and social groups are extremely powerful.
Which documentary is that one? I know myself and don't fear changing my mind: I want to watch it.
bitchute dot com/ video/ MdiMfJMtuDMC
I can't actually get this video to play, but I'm pretty sure this was it. It's 4 hours. I watched it on Youtube. I can't actually believe it was accessible on YT only a couple of years ago.
Thank you. youtube-dl will grab that one for me. It would probably work for you too if you wanted to watch it again.