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RE: Steemit Tips: How NOT To Behave On Steemit -- Cognitive Dissonance
Well, the guy was actually insane, in my opinion. Only, that's not a narrative that the Left wants to accept right now, because they see it as a component of white privilege: "Why is it that white killers are lone-nuts while black killers are thugs?!?"
The obvious problem is, what about when they actually are insane, like this guy? It creates a serious analytical disconnect because what these people want to be true (the white killers are actually sane and just bigots) conflicts with the reality (they're probably insane, and the bigotry is part of that). Another case for cognitive dissonance.
He is clearly insane. But more to the point, calling him a "Bernie Sanders supporter" is a bit misleading. The vast majority of his views are diametrically opposed to the values that Bernie Sanders advocates for. I think it's intellectually dishonest to cherry pick his lunatic ravings in this way.
Don't try to dress it up as anything other than what it is... you were arguing with some woman on Twitter. Your attempt to try to turn it into some kind of teachable moment says more about your state of mind than the woman you're trying to make an example out of...
He showed support for Bernie Sanders. I mean, you can call that cherry picking or intellectual dishonesty if you want. The point is the person on Twitter had cognitive dissonance because the reality of this guy being a Sanders supporter conflicted with their vision of what a Sanders supporter is. If you can disprove that in some way, I'll grant your point.
I think if someone is a white supremacist that's ok as long as he doesn't trespass other people's rights and starts harming them, I don't think the supremacist thing is limited to white's, other races have people who think like that. The problem is when these people go a step further and start hating, and worst of all is if they take action based on this hate.
In the case of this guy you can say he was insane which you can deduce from his facebook page, but I think he is just a guy full of hate and wanting to blame everyone else for his own idiocy.