Oh no, you summed up what I was trying to say far better than I did. I wasn’t entirely joking in my comment. I was 100% serious (albeit with sarcastic undertones). But it’s genuinely a real thing. People would rather die than change or believe anything outside of what they have known or been told to believe for so many years.
I was continuing the conversation. MAGA can’t admit they were wrong, ever, because admitting you are wrong is very hard even in simple cases. We all know that, we all feel that. Apologizing is hard, and a true life skill.
But imagine if everyone around you is also MAGA, and all your best friends are MAGA, and your store clerk is MAGA, and your child’s teacher is MAGA, and all your church members are MAGA.
Then it becomes a matter of survival to stay MAGA, because imagine if you’re the odd one out. You might as well come out as baptist in a Calvinist enclave, you know. It’s a cult. You can’t be wrong, because if you are, your life might as well be over.
Oh no, you summed up what I was trying to say far better than I did. I wasn’t entirely joking in my comment. I was 100% serious (albeit with sarcastic undertones). But it’s genuinely a real thing. People would rather die than change or believe anything outside of what they have known or been told to believe for so many years.
I could be more coherent but I appreciate your appreciation.
Admitting you were wrong is a bitter pill to swallow under the best of circumstances.
Imagine if your life depended on keeping the lie alive…
What Lie? When did I admit I was wrong?
Are you even replying to the right person?
I was continuing the conversation. MAGA can’t admit they were wrong, ever, because admitting you are wrong is very hard even in simple cases. We all know that, we all feel that. Apologizing is hard, and a true life skill.
But imagine if everyone around you is also MAGA, and all your best friends are MAGA, and your store clerk is MAGA, and your child’s teacher is MAGA, and all your church members are MAGA.
Then it becomes a matter of survival to stay MAGA, because imagine if you’re the odd one out. You might as well come out as baptist in a Calvinist enclave, you know. It’s a cult. You can’t be wrong, because if you are, your life might as well be over.
I hope it clears up my comment.