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That's not what cognitive dissonance means. That's called being a two faced lier. Cognitive dissonance requires psychological stress as a driver of change in
by TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
That's not what cognitive dissonance means.
That's called being a two faced lier.
Cognitive dissonance requires psychological stress as a driver of change in attitude.
Politicians seem incapable of changing their beliefs, typically because most of them are narcissistic.
Narcissism, self absorption general, and a lack of empathy, better explains why ploticians espouse differing beliefs depending on who and when the audience is.
Edit: fixed a word
- TeMPOraL 5y agoOr, even simpler, they don't actually believe what they say they believe. They have some beliefs, but it's hard to say what exactly - publicly, they present whatever opinions they need people to see at any given moment.
- TheSpiceIsLife 5y agoYes, political theatre.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoA spectacle? (Paging 'dredmorbius; I'm way past my bedtime, and he knows this stuff better anyway.)
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe purpose of a performative action is what it does. To paraphrase Stafford Beer.
- teachingassist 5y agoIt's reasonable to be this cynical about politicians, and I certainly find this to be true in two-party systems. But, it's easily possible for democratic representation to result in a set of contradicting laws without any dishonesty. Suppose laws A, B and C are incompatible, but any pair is reasonable. 35% of representatives fundamentally support A and B [and not C]; 35% support B and C; 30% support A and C. All three such laws will pass with majority support, with everyone holding true to their represented beliefs - but the system is still at fault.