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The "Paranoid" Style is not limited to Democrats *grumpy rant below* Roland00 Send a noteboard - 13/08/2022 03:57:28 AM

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...accusations of sexism, racism, fascism, oh and we can't forget the "insurrection."

Anyway, if this turns out to be anything more than hot air, it will be the outlier.


When the Republicans lost 2008 they focused on Obama is a secret Muslim, when the Democrats lost 2016 they focused on Russia Gate.

Hell when Romney was running in 2012 his 47% remark is the Paranoid Style. I can list more and more examples if you want, to the point of excess

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The Paranoid style is a component of all humans but also certain personas use it more often as a favorite defense mechanism.

Furthermore certain contexts and environments of "group psychology" can enhance it or diminish it. We create a group joy that is more sustainable and reaches higher heights for we all participate together. Team Sports for example or many types of "fan media", we and not I are entertaining ourselves to the point of nonsense.

Likewise if a culture is built on some form of caste system you see more and more of it. etc, etc far more points about the paranoid style but hey I am sick of it so I am stopping.

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( I am getting really tired of insular cult thinking that tv, radio, and especially certain types of internet bring. But hey it is so ubiquitous, so dominating in its everyday effects, it is like throwing stones ... you do not need a specific target to try to hit, just throw a stone and it will hit someone and it would be true.

It is the inverse of social grooming instead of cleaning each other and everyone mutually becoming more relaxed ... we are finding faults in one another and assigning debts. )

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