Another author that doesn’t understand. That’s understandable, most people don’t understand. We can’t analyze it intellectually, in terms of reasoning about policies and outcomes, because it’s an emotional phenomenon that bypasses the conscious mind. That is, authoritarian movements around the world use a sort of language-based ‘mind hack’ to convert people. I first learned of this from the writings of Scott Adams (the Dilbert guy), who called a Trump victory a year in advance, and explained his prediction in detail. And even though he was aware of it, this ‘mind hack’ got him, too.
This article gives a neuropsychology spin on the same effect.
And, hey, you can think I’m nuts, or promoting some woo-woo bullshit, but at least I have a theory that is internally consistent, explains our political situation, and even has predictive power. Compare that to the long parade of articles like this one, written by people trying to make sense of the rise of MAGA.
Another author that doesn’t understand. That’s understandable, most people don’t understand. We can’t analyze it intellectually, in terms of reasoning about policies and outcomes, because it’s an emotional phenomenon that bypasses the conscious mind. That is, authoritarian movements around the world use a sort of language-based ‘mind hack’ to convert people. I first learned of this from the writings of Scott Adams (the Dilbert guy), who called a Trump victory a year in advance, and explained his prediction in detail. And even though he was aware of it, this ‘mind hack’ got him, too.
This article gives a neuropsychology spin on the same effect.
And, hey, you can think I’m nuts, or promoting some woo-woo bullshit, but at least I have a theory that is internally consistent, explains our political situation, and even has predictive power. Compare that to the long parade of articles like this one, written by people trying to make sense of the rise of MAGA.
Great perspective on populism, thanks for sharing that article.