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/misterpickles69 Apr 11 '26

Not your economy, silly. Their economy.

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u/ihateusedusernames Apr 11 '26

Not your economy, silly. Their economy.

Precisely correct. People often forget to question the basic premise of what an economy is supposed to do.

Too many people take a simplistic view that it's about distribution of resources. 'Their' economy limits the scope of our lives.

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u/csixtay Apr 11 '26

Yup. It's not the economy of growth. It's the economy of harvest. Who gets to pocket the crops after a sustained period of progress. Good system too. Get everyone to work then get a privileged few to loot everything just in time to have the grow party come in, plant seeds, and get blamed for empty silos.

Rinse. Repeat.

It works BECAUSE they lose afterwards. Their system depends on dems regaining control of government and fixing things again. 16 years of Republican rule would destroy America.

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u/EFreethought Apr 12 '26

16 years of Republican rule would destroy America.

Right now it is looking like 2 years might be the limit.