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el_bryanto

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5. There are elements of that for sure

Reply to TM99 (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 22, 2015, 10:10 PM

Feb 2015

I mean at a certain point if it just makes you angry to see something all the time, and you don't like being angry why keep going back to a place.

There's also the pack mentality as well; if you can find people who share your views and who constantly reinforce your surety of your rightness and the toxicity of anybody who disagrees with you, than it's very easy to justify anything you want to do.

Bryant

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What's So Wrong With Being Absolutely Right by Judy J. Johnson [View all] carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 OP

I'm reminded of something I read about conspiracy theorists Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2015 #1

Online dogmatists carolinayellowdog Feb 2015 #2

Sounds like fascism. Htom Sirveaux Feb 2015 #3

Excellent thoughts on the subject. TM99 Feb 2015 #4

There are elements of that for sure el_bryanto Feb 2015 #5

I love the definition of dogmatism cbayer Feb 2015 #6