…means holding conflicting ideas simultaneously; disagreeing
with what you know. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people
have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance (lack of agreement). They do
this by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Dissonance is also
reduced by justifying, blaming, and denying.
I’m trying to find alternatives to titling most of my posts
about Republicans, “Fucking Hypocrites.” ‘Why,’ you may ask? Because to
Republicans, when a Republican does something, it’s a glorious, patriotic,
freedom-loving act, but if a Democrat (or anyone else, for that matter) does
the exact same thing, then 9.9999 times out of 10, it’s a satan-worshipping,
communist-loving, freedom-hating act. Now, I’m probably going to want to title
all my posts ‘Cognitive Dissonance.’
My friend, Mark, posted a link to a FOX “News” video about a
rock band, Clutch. He lightly expressed his bemusement that the conservative site would
do a story about this type of music. Following his lead, I made a wisecrack
about a BP commercial before the clip. That was it. No politics.
Then Kathy entered the thread.
She’s another one you’ll get to know on this blog, like the
aforementioned Richard on previous posts.
Ah, conservatives. Ya gotta love their cognitive dissonance.
The names have been changed to protect the innocent and the
guilty – and all the shady characters in between.
Enjoy…
