Leftists can never permit themselves to be seen as wrong. When reality forces a paradigm shift, the left must pretend that the new position was theirs all along, and that their opponents (aka the original proponents of the new position) never existed. It is industrial gaslighting, possible only with total control of every major government and media institution, and I don’t mean the bullshit that passes for “gaslighting” among the left.
Leftists can never permit themselves to be seen as wrong. When reality forces a paradigm shift, the left must pretend that the new position was theirs all along, and that their opponents (aka the original proponents of the new position) never existed. It is industrial gaslighting, possible only with total control of every major government and media institution, and I don’t mean the bullshit that passes for “gaslighting” among the left.
It's a cult.