And what about those vile websites, JI? What say you about those links to lies, disinformation and racism? A Trappist monk would be proud of your silence! Come on man!
There’s an interesting similarity on here between those on the far-right, those who have strong religion, and those who campaigned hardest for Brexit.
It all revolves around belief. So, if strongly held beliefs are shown to be wrong, the fanatics just come up with some excuse, typically something like “you’re misrepresenting it” or “it wasn’t done right”, or with evolution we often hear “it’s not like they say, it’s wrong, God directed us” etc. etc.
We’ve seen this since Darwin. We hear it about Brexit every day. And what do the fanatics do? They believe harder, and ramble on to shift the ground and take the conversation in another direction – because the theory must never be falsified! It’s like they’re trying to fool themselves as much as they are the general public.
When their beliefs about the end of the world, or the Royal family’s lizard-like genes are challenged, the mentally ill often do something quite similar.
