The reason why I posted Jordan's supporters in his district are incapable of critical thinking is because they haven't thought through what Jordan is actively trying to do and what the likely end result would be if he succeeded. If you asked his constituents in the district what Jordan has done to make their lives better, the likely answer would be along the lines of "he fights dem libruls". The dopamine hit these people experience when Jordan goes on Fox or steamrolls through a committee hearing is not the same thing a tangible legislative accomplishment. His constituents want to feel a certain way instead of looking at what Jordan has actually accomplished, which is fuck-all. Do you think any of these people consider what life would look like under an autocrat? Do you think that any of these people can actually articulate a coherent view of what the role of the government should be?
I bring up Tom Nichols a lot, and his view is these people neither appreciate nor understand how good they have it compared to other people in less affluent countries. As a result, they don't understand that the nihilism that Jordan and others of his ilk indulge in has a deleterious effect on our civic health. It's like watching WWE or some mindless shit like that. So that's what I mean by they're incapable of critical thinking. They're not looking rationally at the consequences of Jordan being successful at unravelling our democracy. They're not asking the right questions. It's all about how they feel at any given moment.
You may be right.
The reason why I posted Jordan's supporters in his district are incapable of critical thinking is because they haven't thought through what Jordan is actively trying to do and what the likely end result would be if he succeeded. If you asked his constituents in the district what Jordan has done to make their lives better, the likely answer would be along the lines of "he fights dem libruls". The dopamine hit these people experience when Jordan goes on Fox or steamrolls through a committee hearing is not the same thing a tangible legislative accomplishment. His constituents want to feel a certain way instead of looking at what Jordan has actually accomplished, which is fuck-all. Do you think any of these people consider what life would look like under an autocrat? Do you think that any of these people can actually articulate a coherent view of what the role of the government should be?
I bring up Tom Nichols a lot, and his view is these people neither appreciate nor understand how good they have it compared to other people in less affluent countries. As a result, they don't understand that the nihilism that Jordan and others of his ilk indulge in has a deleterious effect on our civic health. It's like watching WWE or some mindless shit like that. So that's what I mean by they're incapable of critical thinking. They're not looking rationally at the consequences of Jordan being successful at unravelling our democracy. They're not asking the right questions. It's all about how they feel at any given moment.