Etymology, slogans, rhymes or catchy acronyms give our brains the illusion of hearing something that makes sense. Repeating them a million times drills them in your neural pathways.
Plus they are easy to scream loud enough to drown any attempt at intelligent conversation.
That’s right-hand populist communication in a nutshell.
Right away it reminds me of justification for the double standards on having sex with a lot of people man vs woman. When you’re man, you have the key that opens a lot of gates, while if you’re woman you have the gate that can be opened with multiple keys.
Etymology, slogans, rhymes or catchy acronyms give our brains the illusion of hearing something that makes sense. Repeating them a million times drills them in your neural pathways. Plus they are easy to scream loud enough to drown any attempt at intelligent conversation.
That’s right-hand populist communication in a nutshell.
Right away it reminds me of justification for the double standards on having sex with a lot of people man vs woman. When you’re man, you have the key that opens a lot of gates, while if you’re woman you have the gate that can be opened with multiple keys.