Charles Worthington, PhD Social Psychologist, Author at Heretic Picayune

Righteousness, Outrage and Propaganda: Hijacked Beliefs

November 21, 2024 by Charles Worthington, PhD Social Psychologist

Propaganda hijacks your beliefs and you don’t know it. You are sure they are your beliefs. It makes you angry when you hear an opinion opposite to yours, as if it goes against the “real” truth. This observation comes from experiences with a right wing intellectual group I belong to. Suppose you are an MD … Read more

Deaf to Fascism: Right Wing Derangement Syndrome

November 19, 2024November 11, 2024 by Charles Worthington, PhD Social Psychologist

I have been railing at my Trumper friends for 4 years. It took me until yesterday to figure out what the issue was, what I was so upset about every time I tried to get through to them (proving beyond a shadow of a doubt to them that I had Trump Derangement Syndrome). Trump Derangement … Read more