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Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social

I am old so I have read lots of books. One is The True Believer, by Eric Hoffer Hoffer states that mass movements begin with a widespread "desire for change" from discontented people who place their locus of control outside their power and who also have no confidence in existing institutions.

jul 16, 2025, 2:54 am • 0 0

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Jonathan Pollard @5891jonathan.bsky.social

Yeah, logical reasoning is not always dispositive. In fact, reasoning rarely makes the difference. Feelings do. And a “leader” can leverage those feelings into support based on emotions rather than reasoning. And here we are.

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