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canoeist52

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1. I see this all the time

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2015, 07:33 AM

May 2015

With friends on facebook. They like most of my liberal posts, but also like right-wing posts. They don't understand that the ideas fro each camp are diametrically opposed. I think they just like the emotional content and not the actual substance. It's saddening but I try to keep a sense of humor about this.

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i'm going to ask a question here, cuz I can't find a place to ask it. [View all] ellenrr May 2015 OP

I see this all the time canoeist52 May 2015 #1

I agree about 'emotional content and not substance'.. ellenrr May 2015 #3

OK. I am up for discussion of "cognitive dissonance". bemildred May 2015 #2

I see that cognitive dissonance all the time. LWolf Jun 2015 #4

One of my favorite Far Side toons MasonDreams Apr 2016 #5

My father used CD all the time when I was growing up, and he'd then tell me to trust him. no_hypocrisy May 2016 #6