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> Why is there barely any resistance to blatant attempts to undermine democracy? Because of normalcy bias[0] after the fall of the USSR. The West assumed that
by wumeow 2y ago
> Why is there barely any resistance to blatant attempts to undermine democracy?
Because of normalcy bias[0] after the fall of the USSR. The West assumed that we'd all hold hands and walk together into the future but that was not the case.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias
- protomolecule 2y agoYeah, right. Holding hands. Excerpts From Pentagon's Plan: 'Prevent the Re-Emergence of a New Rival' [0] [0] https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/excerpts-from-pentagon-s-plan-prevent-the-re-emergence-of-a-new-rival.html https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/excerpts-from-penta...