Once a politician has successfully discredited the truth in society, then the only thing left to believe is unreality. This technique has been well documented by experts on totalitarianism like Hannah Arendt and Jason Stanley. Broken nations will easily accept grandiose promises from their new hero and savior. He becomes their last/best hope for the nation, so they want to believe him to be honest and not deceptive. This was the trap that befell Italy and Germany 100 years ago. Their new truth was not based on fact, but emotion. They got caught up in the frenzy created by their leader. Now, in our modern times, we see 47 using the same technique; creating his own truth for people to believe; banking on peoples’ desperation.
Since 47 is a known sociopath, he can easily create his own reality to support his grandiose self-image. This is why I believe that he thinks he won the 2020 election. He’s living an illusion. Don’t get sucked into it.
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Steve Rasmussen
Foothills
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