Monday, December 12, 2022

They Won't Catch Muir With Their Wily Plots!

 It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Buffalo Ranch.

The fascinating thing is how firmly Muir believes this despite how blatantly incoherent and nonsensical it is. This is a conspiracy theory that falls apart under even the most casual examination--for Muir and his ilk, this is not a thing that is explained but it is uttered breathlessly, believed in because in the world of gutchecks they've chosen to live in, anything that supposes the absolute depravity of their foes and their own utter brilliance and will for ignoring facts and reason must be true.

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  1. I mean, literally not one word of any of that is true. It's incredible. How does this happen to people? How do they sink THIS deep into the swamp? There's no hope of ever fishing them out.

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    1. They are getting to imagine their lives as glorious struggle, and that all their worst impulses are signs of how clever and righteous they are. Confirmation bias is a helluva drug.

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