4 thoughts on “How Trump’s Lies Appeal to Trumpkins

  1. In short, it is white conservatives who must call out Trump’s lies, if they are to be stopped.

    Well, shit. Is there a Plan B?

    What can the rest of us do in the meantime? We must make accuracy a goal, even when the facts don’t fit our emotional reality. We start by verifying information, seeking out different and competing sources, cultivating a diverse social network, sharing information with integrity—and admitting when we fail. That’s easy. But the most important and difficult thing we can do right now, suggests this line of research, is to put some critical distance between us and our groups—and so lessen the pressure to go along with the herd.

    I hope that works FFS.

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