manderbabble

manderbabble

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Rita Moore
@ritamoore.bsky.social

Important corollary: people are LESS likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them don't. This is where "social proof" comes in. Be vocal and visible to social circles and neighbors about your resistance against authoritarians AND your support of pro-democracy candidates and causes

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

People are more likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them do. www.psypost.org/anti-democra...

psypost.orgAnti-democratic attitudes are highly contagious, new psychology study findsThe rise of anti-democratic sentiments might be driven by social contagion. Researchers have discovered that citizens often adapt their personal support for authoritarian rule to align with the politi...

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Laura Jedeed
@laurajedeed.bsky.social

When Trump went to war with Iran, I watched every speech anyone in the administration gave and made a chart of every reason given for going to war "Eliminate ballistic capability" was the #1 reason given: more even than preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon

docs.google.comIran War Reasons Chart.xlsx
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump endorses Iran having ballistic missiles: "I'm saying that if other countries have them, it's a little unfair for them not to have some"

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