2/ In their fragile, ego-wounded state, they act defensively, operating on the calculus of group identity rather than engaging in critical thought. The result? The margin between their perceived us-versus-them widens. (And, they double down on supporting the grifter.)
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3/ Realistically, the grifters aren't that clever. Worse, they are often sincere believers incapable of weighting evidence. But, the thing is... ...the process works the same under Hanlon's razor, too.
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4/ I wrote about this before w.r.t. Trump here,https://dispatches.artifexdeus.com/donald-trump-is-hari-seldon-75bd789637d9 …
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5/ and here, and, it's largely the mathematical model of my (soon finished, woo hoo!) dissertation. https://dispatches.artifexdeus.com/trump-is-a-skilled-adversary-baf100bd8f5a …
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6/ But, the thing I keep finding myself screaming now is that Trump no longer matters. He was TNT driver, compressing the social fissile material we accidentally accumulated over decades. The 2016 election achieved criticality. It's now self-sustaining.
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