Charlie Warzel

Yeah, and really what's actually happening is that it is keeping you locked in your beliefs. Like the misinformation peddling that's going on everywhere is to keep people from having to experience cognitive dissonance, for having a piece of information come in and make them rethink their entire worldview. And January 6th is this great example of this, right?

Yeah, and really what's actually happening is that it is keeping you locked in your beliefs. Like the misinformation peddling that's going on everywhere is to keep people from having to experience cognitive dissonance, for having a piece of information come in and make them rethink their entire worldview. And January 6th is this great example of this, right?

Yeah, and really what's actually happening is that it is keeping you locked in your beliefs. Like the misinformation peddling that's going on everywhere is to keep people from having to experience cognitive dissonance, for having a piece of information come in and make them rethink their entire worldview. And January 6th is this great example of this, right?

Because we can't forget, like I saw them, you know, on the four-year anniversary, like dredging up tweets from, you know, Eric Erickson being like, you know, shoot the protesters, right? Like all these people on the right saying, this is unconscionable, this is horrible, right? So there's this moment where like a crack lets the light in, right? And it's like, oh, are we the bad guys here?

Because we can't forget, like I saw them, you know, on the four-year anniversary, like dredging up tweets from, you know, Eric Erickson being like, you know, shoot the protesters, right? Like all these people on the right saying, this is unconscionable, this is horrible, right? So there's this moment where like a crack lets the light in, right? And it's like, oh, are we the bad guys here?

Because we can't forget, like I saw them, you know, on the four-year anniversary, like dredging up tweets from, you know, Eric Erickson being like, you know, shoot the protesters, right? Like all these people on the right saying, this is unconscionable, this is horrible, right? So there's this moment where like a crack lets the light in, right? And it's like, oh, are we the bad guys here?

And this entire system spins up with these justifications, right? Offering this parade of evidence so that people do not have to experience that cognitive dissonance. They get, oh, actually, yes, see, it was Antifa. Yes, there were FBI agents leading people in, all that stuff, right?

And this entire system spins up with these justifications, right? Offering this parade of evidence so that people do not have to experience that cognitive dissonance. They get, oh, actually, yes, see, it was Antifa. Yes, there were FBI agents leading people in, all that stuff, right?

And this entire system spins up with these justifications, right? Offering this parade of evidence so that people do not have to experience that cognitive dissonance. They get, oh, actually, yes, see, it was Antifa. Yes, there were FBI agents leading people in, all that stuff, right?

as we were trying to like think through this, you know, this idea, this theory, it's like, so, so what does that do to people? Right. And it creates this stuckness, this, this like inability to look backward or to hold people accountable.

as we were trying to like think through this, you know, this idea, this theory, it's like, so, so what does that do to people? Right. And it creates this stuckness, this, this like inability to look backward or to hold people accountable.

as we were trying to like think through this, you know, this idea, this theory, it's like, so, so what does that do to people? Right. And it creates this stuckness, this, this like inability to look backward or to hold people accountable.

So, you know, with January 6th, it's like, Oh no, we realized that, you know, it's, it was just like a big false flag situation or it was a peaceful protest or it was whatever. Right. Our mind is made up. We're not going to go back. And so the January 6th, you know, committee commission was then framed.

So, you know, with January 6th, it's like, Oh no, we realized that, you know, it's, it was just like a big false flag situation or it was a peaceful protest or it was whatever. Right. Our mind is made up. We're not going to go back. And so the January 6th, you know, committee commission was then framed.

So, you know, with January 6th, it's like, Oh no, we realized that, you know, it's, it was just like a big false flag situation or it was a peaceful protest or it was whatever. Right. Our mind is made up. We're not going to go back. And so the January 6th, you know, committee commission was then framed.

It was either completely ignored by, you know, right wing media institutions, or it was framed as a bunch of democratic scolds who are obsessed with the past, who are hall monitors, who have Trump derangement syndrome, you know, blah, blah, blah.

It was either completely ignored by, you know, right wing media institutions, or it was framed as a bunch of democratic scolds who are obsessed with the past, who are hall monitors, who have Trump derangement syndrome, you know, blah, blah, blah.

It was either completely ignored by, you know, right wing media institutions, or it was framed as a bunch of democratic scolds who are obsessed with the past, who are hall monitors, who have Trump derangement syndrome, you know, blah, blah, blah.

And there's this inability to look back because all we're doing is looking forward towards the new barrage of evidence that makes us feel, you know, like comfortable in our beliefs. And I mean, the reason why we compared it to the nine 11 stuff is the nine 11 commission.

And there's this inability to look back because all we're doing is looking forward towards the new barrage of evidence that makes us feel, you know, like comfortable in our beliefs. And I mean, the reason why we compared it to the nine 11 stuff is the nine 11 commission.