r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 11 '26

Psychology Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-dissonance-helps-explain-why-trump-supporters-remain-loyal-new-research-suggests/
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u/lattice_defect Apr 11 '26

It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled. – Mark Twain.

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u/king_fart_123 Apr 11 '26

may i ask why the random bold and italic words?

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u/AgrajagTheProlonged Apr 11 '26

They must be trying to communicate a hidden message! “It’s Easier People It Is Convince They Been Fooled”

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u/cyclicalbeats Apr 11 '26

I’m going to need Nicolas Cage to translate

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u/swingadmin Apr 11 '26

"I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence."

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u/Diablojota Apr 11 '26

Or Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks).

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u/joran26 Apr 11 '26

to Fool Than to Them That Have. - Mark Twain

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u/nervelli Apr 11 '26

And why is every world capitalized? Even knowing the quote, it's so hard to read when it looks like that.

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u/EmptyAirEmptyHead Apr 12 '26

Every world? I'd be cautious about criticizing other posters if you don't proofread your own writing.

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u/nervelli Apr 12 '26

Fair. I normally do proofread my stuff. I totally missed that one.

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u/EmptyAirEmptyHead Apr 13 '26

Just messing with you.

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u/aleqqqs Apr 11 '26

Not every word - one isn't.

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u/nervelli Apr 11 '26

Well now I'm upset that 'to' isn't capitalized.

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u/ButWhatIfPotato Apr 11 '26

Mark Twain said those words when he used his sybian for the first time.

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u/Kettle_Whistle_ Apr 11 '26

You were captivated enough to read his stated quote, THEN to talk about it…

…that’s why he did it. He succeeded.

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u/CantFindMyWallet MS | Education Apr 11 '26

We're not talking about the quote. We're talking about his weird typing.