Not being able to admit you are wrong is a sign of weakness.

[fightforfreedom]

What does that make the Trump voters. What does that make the Republicans in Congress.

Incredible cowards, they are not brave, they are not tough, they are some of the biggest cowards in our history. Like cowards throughout our history they will live in infamy.

If you want to shame, mock a Trump voter remind them of this, it works. Remind them of how Trump pardoned Bannon who had robbed millions of Trumps voters in a fake build the wall fund. Trump voters didn't even notice.

Trump voters have been wrong about everything, do not be afraid to remind them of their stupidity and cowardice. Fuck all of them.

[purr-rat beauty]

1. yeah, it seems the only thing they can rest their laurels on is...

...low gas prices when everyone was in their houses trying to mitigate COVID that spread so violently because trump and his bobble-heads told people to shrug it off.

[Victor_c3]

2. On the same theme, it takes a real man to own up to what he did and apologize

trump never admitted to or apologized for anything he did

[Irish_Dem]

3. Of course they are cowards.

Protestors holding signs and chalk terrify them.

[czarjak]

4. Closed minds are tough nuts to crack.

[KS Toronado]

15. You're correct

Best way is to hit them in the pocketbook, challenge or bet them $$$$$ on something we know
they can not prove or support their opinions. Dare 'em "You got a smart phone, use it make $$$"

[dlk]

5. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - ODD

It’s in the DSM.

[Hugin]

6. They've named it!?!!?

Any hints on treatment?

[dlk]

12. Cognitive behavior therapy works best for the anger & irritability, defiance & argumentativeness and

Vindictiveness. With children, giving them choices instead of direct instructions can help. As we’ve seen, they are challenging people to interact with.

[haele]

13. None that I know of. Kids usually grow out of it.

After reality smacks them in the face with a two-by-four a couple times.
The ones with money and/or enabling parents generally never get cured. Those grow up to be tantrum-throwing adults or hard core Liberatarian contrarians like Rand Paul.

Therapy only works in some cases if you catch it early enough. Jail generally works to cure most cases - or moderate it the best.

Haele

[dlk]

19. True, someone needs to be open to therapy for there to be any chance of it being effective

For those who don’t have or want access to therapy, they often remain stuck. Sometimes the school of hard knocks engenders positive change. From what we’re seeing though, too many remain disordered. Some days, it looks like the entire GOP is afflicted in varying degrees. Rand Paul is an especially acute example.

[certainot]

18. Certainty Deficit Disorder may be more appropriate, though less known

CDD is a major symptom of sex on the wrong brain,

authoritarianism is sometimes measured with the Uncertainty Avoidance Index and sowb theory suggests that fear of uncertainty is caused by an irrational need for certainty/finality/closure caused by mixing sexual impulses with rational thinking, due to right handed masturbation.

for authoritarianism certainty is the currency of power and more important than truth

that's why they worship trump - the royal i'm-never-wrong certitude

he helps them interpret their world in binary - so they feel certain and avoid the uncertainty/complication/nuance/doubt that scares them - they see the world in black and white, good and evil etc. anything else they just deny it. global warming becomes a hoax. the solution to immigration is a wall - you're on one side or the other.

guys like trump and putin are worshipped for their extreme sowb - that's 'leadership' but they have it so bad they actually believe they're always right. humans have normalized sowb and it's pervasive but not 'human nature'. humans evolved 99.9% without the levels of mastubation we've had in the last few thousand years - esp in the last few centuries with sexual repression and religion and even more in a pandemic with social distancing.

we have to start thinking about it as a form of insanity when it gets that bad, not a leadership quality.

[Samrob]

7. We need to remind the press to keep reporting on this.

Spend a few dollars on putting a couple of ads on FOX (preferably during Hannity's show).

[rpannier]

9. Agree. Hannity's is probably best

Those who watch Tuckyo Rose Carlson and Lady Haw Haw Ingram are likely too far gone to influence

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. I agree with that completely.

Unfortunately, most Americans not only feel that admitting you are wrong is a sign of weakness, it is un-American. So, reminding them of their lunacy and weakness will fall on completely deaf ears. Far better to remove any and all obstacles to having a Democrat majority in Congress and a Democrat president so that we can stop this group of lunatic braggarts from holding office or leading the narrative in this country ever again.

[Orrex]

10. Because they're a kkkult, they prize certainty above all else

They will (and do) happily embrace objective falsehoods if these are presented with confidence by a huckster who validates the kkkult’s preconceptions.

[Joinfortmill]

11. I second that.

[Historic NY]

14. Because they were bamboozled, by a charlatan

[Wounded Bear]

16. The worst of the Gibbs Rules was: Never say you're sorry, it's a sign of weakness...

In fact, the opposite is true. Refusing to apologize for the shit you've done is a trait of toxic macho, which tends to be compensation for one's own insecurities.

[alphafemale]

17. This is what concerns me greatly. Admitting a mistake is viewed as a weakness now.

At least in many circles.

It used to be seen as a great thing of integrity to admit a wrong and offer a sincere apology.

And atone.

You have to make it right again the best you can.

[Kaleva]

20. It isn't often one sees a DUer admit they were wrong