Cognitive Dissonance

The paradoxical belief that Marxism and Communism lead to the dissolution of Government.
Which happens a lot, because the only historical examples of people to totally overthrow and eliminate government were communistic or directly Marxist. How does that fact give me cognitive dissonance?
by YourConscience March 17, 2019
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Cognitive Dissonance

Internally repealing old beliefs and past experiences and replacing them with new information that contradicts the original to conform with internal belief structures.

Example: Democrats
Joe Biden saying if the President had done his job, no one would have died from Covid-19, then declaring "there is nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months" is an extreme case of Cognitive Dissonance.
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Cognitive Dissonance

An individual experiencing Cognitive Dissonance exhibits a reluctance to reason, or accept opposing opinions and views, often resulting in anger, tantrums, and biased and baseless attacks on an persons intellect and character.

A great example is Trump Supporters.
Normal Person: just my opinion; Donald Trump is a good president, but far from the best. He recieves more praise than hes earned.

Person experiencing Cognitive Dissonance: Youre talking out your ass, and are clearly retarded. Your refusal to worship the one true God trump is only a prime example of your truly inferior intellect. You are a garbage American, and a garbage person.
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I'm feeling cognitive dissonance like Susan Collins when I claim I support survivors but I vote for Bret Kavanaugh.
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cognitive dissonance

An example of somebody displaying cognitively dissonant behaviour would be a situation where the persons views, values, beliefs etc are contradicted or opposed by one or other persons causing them mental (psychological) stress. At this point a state of cognition is triggered effectively causing them to refute, reject &/or miss-perceive the contradictory views, values or beliefs.
"smoking will most likely cause you to have cancer you know?"

"hmmm I'm not so sure I know people who have smoked all their lives and they're fine, plus I enjoy it anyway.." this is cognitive dissonance
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cognitive dissonance

A condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions, such as opposing the slaughter of animals and eating meat.
This child is going through a state of cognitive dissonance as he imitates his hero while physically beating his friends.
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'It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba's longest serving President,'
'We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.'

etc, etc.
yep this is called cognitive dissonance.
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