"Trump voted out of office... fascists don't get voted out of office! Did the media lie to me?"
Because they think in programs and not ideas, there are numerous ways to force them to undermine their own beliefs. In the example above, they can either go against "Trump is a fascist" or "the media is truthful", but they are programmed not to and it will make their brain hurt.
No, this is straightforward to avoid. They'll just say he was a stupid / incompetent fascist who alienated too many allies and was thereby unable to effectively seize power.
Never underestimate the mentality of the left in dodging criticism.
Its when you play their double standards in narrative back to them with characters and victimhood status switched but nuance the same. It allows them to see the grey area that they usually choose to ignore because the degree of victimhoood changes with the characters.
Hurt them by exploiting cognitive dissonance.
"Trump voted out of office... fascists don't get voted out of office! Did the media lie to me?"
Because they think in programs and not ideas, there are numerous ways to force them to undermine their own beliefs. In the example above, they can either go against "Trump is a fascist" or "the media is truthful", but they are programmed not to and it will make their brain hurt.
No, this is straightforward to avoid. They'll just say he was a stupid / incompetent fascist who alienated too many allies and was thereby unable to effectively seize power.
Never underestimate the mentality of the left in dodging criticism.
I call this the grey mirror.
Its when you play their double standards in narrative back to them with characters and victimhood status switched but nuance the same. It allows them to see the grey area that they usually choose to ignore because the degree of victimhoood changes with the characters.
We need grey mirror memes.