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Totalitarian leaders rely on psychological manipulation, knowing that people can be convinced of even the most absurd claims. They exploit the fact that when confronted with undeniable evidence of falsehood, people often retreat into cynicism rather than abandoning the leaders who deceived them. This tactic allows leaders to maintain admiration for their supposed cleverness. (Hannah Arendt)
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Hannah Arendt: "The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness" (The Origins of Totalitarianism).
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They Think We Are Stupid, New York Times edition… https://t.co/62G8fKx0A6
