RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTrump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gazawww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down13
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkTrump, breaking with Netanyahu, acknowledges ‘real starvation’ in Gazawww.politico.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down21·2 days agoYou really served them. Did they apologize for being so wrong?
minus-squaresensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoProbably not, because that’s not how cognitive dissonance works.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoCognitive dissonance isn’t caused by holding contradictory views. It’s when holding those views causes mental anguish. Hell, in this case they’re simply misinformed, nothing contradictory here. I’m sure they simply didn’t believe OP, no problem.
You really served them. Did they apologize for being so wrong?
Probably not, because that’s not how cognitive dissonance works.
Cognitive dissonance isn’t caused by holding contradictory views. It’s when holding those views causes mental anguish. Hell, in this case they’re simply misinformed, nothing contradictory here. I’m sure they simply didn’t believe OP, no problem.