Posted on 01/31/2017 7:11:04 AM PST by RoosterRedux
As a trained persuader, I’m seeing a dangerous situation forming that I assume is invisible to most of you. The setup is that during the presidential campaign Trump’s critics accused him of being Hitler(ish) and they were sure other citizens would see it too, thus preventing this alleged monster from taking office.
They were wrong. The alleged monster took office.
Now you have literally millions of citizens in the United States who were either right about Trump being the next Hitler, and we will see that behavior emerge from him soon, or they are complete morons. That’s a trigger for cognitive dissonance. The science says these frightened folks will start interpreting all they see as Hitler behavior no matter how ridiculous it might seem to the objective observer. And sure enough, we are seeing that.
To be fair, Trump made it easy this week with his temporary immigration ban. If you assume Trump is Hitler, that fits with your hypothesis. But of course it also fits the hypothesis that he’s just doing his job. We’re all seeing what we expect to see.
But lately I get the feeling that Trump’s critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it. Obviously they don’t prefer it in a conscious way. But the alternative to Trump becoming Hitler is that they have to live out the rest of their lives as confirmed morons. No one wants to be a confirmed moron. And certainly not after announcing their Trump opinions in public and demonstrating in the streets. It would be a total embarrassment for the anti-Trumpers to learn that Trump is just trying to do a good job for America. It’s a threat to their egos. A big one.
And this gets me to my point. When millions of Americans want the same thing, and they want it badly, the odds of it happening go way up. You can call it the power of positive thinking. It is also the principle behind affirmations. When humans focus on a desired future, events start to conspire to make it happen.
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This Hitler innuendo is beginning to read as the script from “Forbidden Planet”. An entire civilization wiped out due to the fact the population as a group were able to manifest in their collective mind the monster to end all monsters.
Proven before President Trump took office...ie BHO was thought to be Hitler as well; and look how that turned out...Hitler, a Muslim with Communist connections, a terrorist: a monster to end all monsters.
All this drama is exhausting. Especially for people who aren’t used to working. Eventually they will have to stop because this high pitch of emotion is going to have many of them suffering a stroke
The only way President Trump can become hitlerish is if millions of Americans want it. That means the lib idiots have to convince the mega millions of Trump supporters they want a hitlerish individual. Mega millions of Americans just spoke out this last November saying they were tired of the stalinish, castroish, chavesish, clintonish, obamaish world they were having to live in. Between the constant propaganda, anti-Christian, dictatorish life we had to deal with I doubt if those mega millions are going to go back to that type of life. As long as President Trump is dismantling the effect of lib and pc policies all is good.
People tend to avoid cognitive dissonance (where what we think and how we behave are different). Or if caught in a cognitive dissonance situation they attempt to resolve it.
So those who have said “Trump is Hitler” are now trying to resolve what they hear and see in the media as “Hitler-like actions” which satisifies their internal needs, otherwise what they think and what they see/hear would be at odds.
It explains a lot of crazy human behavior.
Those pro-immigrant, pro-muslim mobs who engage in violent riots and beat people up at airports are the REAL brownshirts!!!!
And Soros is their Hitler!!!!
President Trump must put Soros and his children out of business, and violent rioters must be charged with felonies and face 10 year sentences!!!!
Enough is enough!!!!!
#YesBanYesWall!!!!
I think that's what is referred to as 'confirmation bias' - everything you see confirms what you already 'know.'
Why read it there when you can read it here?
As a trained persuader, I’m seeing a dangerous situation forming that I assume is invisible to most of you. The setup is that during the presidential campaign Trump’s critics accused him of being Hitler(ish) and they were sure other citizens would see it too, thus preventing this alleged monster from taking office.
They were wrong. The alleged monster took office.
Now you have literally millions of citizens in the United States who were either right about Trump being the next Hitler, and we will see that behavior emerge from him soon, or they are complete morons. That’s a trigger for cognitive dissonance. The science says these frightened folks will start interpreting all they see as Hitler behavior no matter how ridiculous it might seem to the objective observer. And sure enough, we are seeing that.
To be fair, Trump made it easy this week with his temporary immigration ban. If you assume Trump is Hitler, that fits with your hypothesis. But of course it also fits the hypothesis that he’s just doing his job. We’re all seeing what we expect to see.
But lately I get the feeling that Trump’s critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it. Obviously they don’t prefer it in a conscious way. But the alternative to Trump becoming Hitler is that they have to live out the rest of their lives as confirmed morons. No one wants to be a confirmed moron. And certainly not after announcing their Trump opinions in public and demonstrating in the streets. It would be a total embarrassment for the anti-Trumpers to learn that Trump is just trying to do a good job for America. It’s a threat to their egos. A big one.
And this gets me to my point. When millions of Americans want the same thing, and they want it badly, the odds of it happening go way up. You can call it the power of positive thinking. It is also the principle behind affirmations. When humans focus on a desired future, events start to conspire to make it happen.
I’m not talking about any new-age magic. I’m talking about ordinary people doing ordinary things to turn Trump into an actual Hitler. For example, if protesters start getting violent, you could expect forceful reactions eventually. And that makes Trump look more like Hitler. I can think of dozens of ways the protesters could cause the thing they are trying to prevent. In other words, they can wish it into reality even though it is the very thing they are protesting.
In the 3rd dimension of persuasion, the protesters need to be proven right, and they will do whatever it takes to make that happen. So you might see the protesters inadvertently create the police state they fear.
If you are looking for the tells that this dangerous situation is developing, notice how excited/happy the Trump critics seem to be – while angry at the same time – that Trump’s immigration ban fits their belief system. If you see people who are simply afraid of Trump, they are probably harmless. But the people who are excited about any Hitler-analogy-behavior by Trump might be leading the country to a police state without knowing it.
So watch for that.
Actually, that is not too far fetched an idea. The loons on the left start doing really horrible things; public destruction, attacking police, helping jihadists into the US who then go on a rampage, etc. Trump tries to restore order which becomes seen as military takeover and all kinds of stupid things can occur.
he’d also need a moustache.
Adams has consistently been one of the best analysts of electorate behavior this cycle.
I can’t help but think that people seeing that video from the airport in Portland, Oregon will realize just who is who, after looking at that little dark haired dweeb, face contorted in rage, screaming “HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, HITLER BOY, WOOOOO YEAH” at the Trump supporter lying unconscious on the ground, assaulted by his mob for no other reason than being a Trump supporter.
It’s actually worse than that, people have been blaming Trump for his opponents’ behavior since the primaries. Ted Cruz was quite the prescient one, he was the first.
The Fascists had the Brown Shirts.
This lot has the Brown Pants.
... actually drawing them in political cartoons wearing soggy, poo laden brown pants might be a worthwhile meme.
I think they do know it and want it.
As they ramp up the violence, they can count on the media to portray them as victims just exercising their First Amendment rights, blah, blah, blah.
They're betting on the pool of left-wing America-hating acolytes being large enough to start winning elections.
Great article - thanks for posting!
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