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sarkosiaunbound's avatar

Even though the US and UK judicial systems lack all credibility at this point- isn’t this still a flagrant violation of habeus corpus?

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Robin Males's avatar

It is quite amazing to watch this hypnotic spellbinding effect in action on my mother from the "news churn." I have introduced her to other perspectives hundreds of times that counter her indoctrinated beliefs of official narratives. Cognitive dissonance, as you explain, "the cost of coming out of compartmentalization into a worldview of integrity, and the discomfort of constructing a new conceptual framework for reality," is literally too challenging and threatening for her and is immediately memory-holed. What I have seen is that she is easily lost by the shiny bling of diversions everywhere else, not only as the result of the quick and noisy news churn. Any chance of forming clear thought or reflection on the information provided, is immediately stymied. As she even admits, "In one ear, and out the other." I mention something to dislodge her beliefs and suddenly she's looking out the window, making comments out of the blue, like: "look at those black clouds" or "my plants need watering" or "your father wants dinner" and the whole discussion is over and done with, completely forgotten and buried. I'll call her back later and say something like, I'm sorry I disturbed you with such and such, do you remember what I said" and she will reply "huh? what are you talking about?" ..Just amazing..

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