(in a discussion about people being obstinate)
…”When one wraps their intrinsic identity around something, their choices are few. They can continue to purity-test things until the biases become self-fulfilling, or they can entertain the thought of being erroneous.
However, as people have seen/experienced throughout history, when one aspect of something is wrong, the question becomes “What else?” Unraveling that can lead to an entire paradigm shift, which is enlightening for the person but disastrous for the insular group demanding blind obedience.
We’ve crossed the Rubicon with a significant percentage on the population. They don’t “do” something, they “are” something. They don’t ‘believe’ in the ideals of a party, they ‘are’ the party. To de-radicalize them may be impossible in the short-term….”