Lord knows that if I had some magic that would break cognitive dissonance in humans, I surely would have used it now.
Had a discussion with a German business leader about the war in Ukraine. Long story short, don't believe everything you hear on the TeeVee. "Remember how Merkel and Hollande both stated that the Minsk Agreements were a sham intended to give time to rearm and restart the war?"
"You're.....right......! My God, you're right."
And then she quickly changed the subject, lest wrongthink ensue.
Lord knows that if I had some magic that would break cognitive dissonance in humans, I surely would have used it now.
Had a discussion with a German business leader about the war in Ukraine. Long story short, don't believe everything you hear on the TeeVee. "Remember how Merkel and Hollande both stated that the Minsk Agreements were a sham intended to give time to rearm and restart the war?"
"You're.....right......! My God, you're right."
And then she quickly changed the subject, lest wrongthink ensue.
"... lest wrongthink ensue" and she becomes Putins Versteher and consequently a business leader no more.
She's smart enough to figure that out, and thus dropped the subject like a hot turd was placed tenderly into her hand.