Bush Hate 101
This is an excerpt from an excellent article by Dr. Sanity on why people hate Bush so much. Is it displacement? Vilified anger? At the least, it is contradictory:
Read the whole thing.
What is most funny is that these psychologically naiive individuals simultaneously think of Bush as this "criminal mastermind"--a genius of evil; and also as a complete moron who isn't capable of uttering a sentence without making a hash of it; or that his brain is controlled by the equally evil Karl Rove.
The cognitive dissonance required to have all these contradictory beliefs swirling around in one's brain is astonishing. But besides the primary function it serves to erase from consciousness what is happening in the world today, it is serving a secondary purpose--it makes them feel in control of what might come.
Read the whole thing.
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