XPost: alt.computer.workshop   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 4, 2026 at 9:43:32 AM MST, "%" wrote   
   <2AOdnX0nM5EkBcf0nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com>:   
      
   >> These trolls focus on personalities and their tribalism and scapegoating in   
   >> ways I find fascinating... as someone with an interest in psychology it does   
   >> interest me, and with MAGA it is relevant to the larger society I live in.   
   >>   
   >>   
   > are you going to look into it   
      
   It's fascinating -- and unsettling -- how familiar these patterns are:   
   dominance over evidence, disagreement treated as betrayal, grievance mixed   
   with superiority, and scapegoating to dodge admitting error. In many Usenet   
   groups this mindset is normalized -- and scarier still, it's common across the   
   U.S. Psychologically, it lines up with research on authoritarianism and the   
   "right-wing authoritarian" personality: strong in-group loyalty, submission to   
   perceived authority, and aggression toward dissent. It is interesting to see   
   who gets blamed, how facts are treated, how mistakes are explained, and   
   whether debates turn personal or moral.   
      
   --   
   It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with   
   you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)