> You only have to take a look at what sects do to people to see the kind of gymnastics people can do in their reasoning because propaganda. Or on the individu

> You only have to take a look at what sects do to people to see the kind of gymnastics people can do in their reasoning because propaganda. Or on the individual level -- I labour this point because I sadly see it in people I know -- at the kind of mental gymnastics an abused partner inevitably uses to explain away their situation and avoid challenging it. The thing is, analysis paralysis happens even in situations without a malign actor. Many malign actors have an instinctive, almost unknowing ability to exploit it.