Afghanistan, inflation, immigration on one side of the ledger. Abortion, January 6, loss of faith in democracy, Supreme Court, truth--on the other. Titrating the issue, there is the general concept of gaslighting. One way to deal with truth is to turn it on its head. In answer to being called a fascist for threatening political retribution, you simply say "you're the one who is." Post hoc ergo propter hoc. There are certain regimes that thrive on solipsism. Empiricism is the philosophy upon which democracy is predicated. The best way to disenfranchise an electorate is to doubt it exists.
read "An Incident of Defenestration" by Francis Levy, Vol. 1 Brooklyn
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