CNN asked Republican voters in Georgia to react to a key piece of evidence in the investigation of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Like many abusive relationships, the dependency is emotional rather than material. They think only conservative media is telling them the truth and everyone else is lying. It’s of course the opposite of reality, but they have been tricked into only believing their abuser. I absolutely agree that some are shitty people looking for an excuse, but not all can be written off in this way and it’s a mistake to do so.

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      1 year ago

      I cited an emotional dependency above: “acceptance.” Your statement that “They think only conservative media is telling them the truth and everyone else is lying” is the outcome of the abusive relationship (if it can be said one exists). It is not the thing which people were initially dependent on separate from being inside an abusive relationship.

      I’m entirely open to other notions of why such people could be relieved of responsibility for their own behaviors and thoughts. I haven’t heard anything that would make me believe they should.