Dan Brandt

As we work through the blame game let’s be sure to discuss the amygdala hijacking disinformation campaigns (tenet media, doppelgänger, etc) that should have gotten wall-to-wall news coverage. Entire realities have been created for MAGA to comfortably reside in - a world where their grievances are directed at groups that had zero to do with their personal dissatisfaction, instead of at the corporate and billionaire entities that have lead to rising costs and stagnating wages. People who voted for Trump voted in their perceived self-interest. When they realize Trump has no plans to improve their lives, he’ll shift the blame to a vulnerable population. This btw is why hate crimes increased under his administration. If we don’t learn the science behind perception, we will continue to spiral into a world dominated by power-hungry autocrats who use our brains against us. And when I say “we” I mean us, the average folks, not just the academic class, not just the journalists. It’s always f*cked me up that we have sex ed but we don’t have brain ed. People need to learn how their brains work, so they can’t be easily manipulated. Disinformation campaigns are never going to go away. If we learn how our brains work we won’t be at the mercy of those who do know how they work (and weaponized them against us). It’s a foundational thing. Let’s start there. I'll drop my book suggestions in the comments, please drop yours.