Every liberal does it too, from center right radlibs to far-right "conservatives": the most extreme right fringe liberals hate the mainstream liberals for not being bigoted enough, the mainstream libs hate the radlibs for not being cruel enough, and the radlibs hate the left for not being chauvinist enough.

Denouncing chauvinism in particular is like a liberal moral event horizon, a cardinal sin against their self-interested belief in the righteousness of the imperial hegemon that keeps the treats flowing at gunpoint.

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[–] LinkedinLenin@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

I respect the pushback. I personally buy into the conscious/subconscious model of cognition at least to some degree, but it shouldn't be assumed to be true without reservation. I'll reflect more on this.

Interestingly, mormons are the first example that springs to my mind when thinking about cognitive dissonance and subconscious incongruences/energies manifesting in odd ways. But there may be a better model to describe their behaviors.