If faced with critical thinking, people tend to disregard what you’re trying to say and push back to their outlook.

  • GiddyGap@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not to this extent in any way. It has been infinitely exacerbated with the dawn of social media. Those who seek to divide have the tools to do so. And we’ve seen since 2016 what it leads to when people are being continually lied to and they believe it because the lies fit into their own belief system. Trump is not a master at much, but he’s a master at that.