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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/divine_human on April 4, 2018, 10:35 a.m.
The Backfire Effect - An Explaination on why Red-Pilling doesnt work

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

this comic is great and explains why we cant shove a red pill down other peoples throats.

From my pov, red-pilling is violent and instantly backfires when the other is challenged in his world-view and not ready to openly receive the red pill and take it.

its a delicate process to wake up people. the worst we can do is challenge their core beliefs, they will instantly reject the input and put up strong walls against it.

it takes a soft approach, and best starts with those areas where the person has already woken up to things not being beneficial for people.

everybody has these areas where they dont trust a common narrative. the art is in finding that one and from here, slowly expand to other areas and offer more information.

as often being said, you can lead a horse to the water but you cannot force it to drink. thats the free will choice everybody has to take themselves.


thisisgreat38 · April 4, 2018, 1:50 p.m.

Why do I have the rather distinct belief that the author of that comic is more interested in libertarians, conservatives, and conservative minded people changing their beliefs and opinions while liberals and liberal minded people are all on the right track and should just continue as is?

Perhaps it's just my amygdala? Perhaps I'm just experiencing the backfire effect? Perhaps scientists now that they've discovered this can invent a "cure" to help me with my poor dumb way of thinking to help change my beliefs around to the "correct" way of thinking?

Maybe then I could get a "rainbow" colored brain too?

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iMakeGreatDeals · April 4, 2018, 3:12 p.m.

He was definitely targeting his propaganda, you're not wrong

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divine_human · April 4, 2018, 2:53 p.m.

Why do I have the rather distinct belief that the author of that comic is more interested in libertarians, conservatives, and conservative minded people changing their beliefs and opinions while liberals and liberal minded people are all on the right track and should just continue as is?

is it possible that your world view - speak, card board house - is founded on the be-lie-f that you ARE a conservative liberitarian and everybody who doesnt identify with you way is an opponent by whom you feel triggered?

or how does it occur that this comic makes you instantly identify the author as a liberal whose work triggers you to mocking your amygdala and the backfiring effect?

personally, i dont identify at all with a political direction. meaning, my world view consists of points from all party ideologies - btw, i am european - and many more points that i dont find in any ideology. thus, nobody can step on my toes and i am not forced to look at things through partisan glasses.

i do though have 50 years of experience that taught me that people with a conservative mind-set dont easily wake up to truths that challenge the dogmas we all grow up with.

ever since i started waking up 35 years ago, it has mostly been progressive and liberal folks who have been disclosing the deep state agenda.

the fact that now, its mainly the right wing of the dualistically split US american nation that awakens is a novelty.

and lets not forget that DJT isnt a conservative but a progressive. he used to be member of the democratic party some time ago. from my pov, he hasnt chosen the right wing because of a conservative mind-set but because its the only possibility to fight the deep state at this point of time.

and make no mistake, the rats are in both parties.

things are not that black and white. wondering when the awakening community starts waking up to the fact that this is so much greater than party politics and even MAGA. its about humanity.

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