More threats in Springfield, Ohio: 'We need help, not hate,' mayor says
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Two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed on Friday in the wake of threats in Springfield, Ohio, the Springfield City School District said.
  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
    11·
    2 months ago

    We need to start taking it for what it is: these people have been conditioned by an actual disinformation campaign. It’s not that there are more dumb people. We have an entire segment of the population which has been systematically programmed.

    • Zink@programming.dev
      4·
      2 months ago

      People absolutely get conditioned to just accept certain crazy stuff and reject reason. But that doesn’t completely release them of the responsibility of being thinking human beings. Though it’s easy to not even try when what you’re conditioned to accept is part of your identity and those close to you.

      But it can happen. I’ve been consciously tuning out various types of conditioned subconscious reactions for my entire adult life.

      • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
        4·
        2 months ago

        Oh, I totally agree. My comment was intended more to get away from the idea that these people are simply unintelligent, which I don’t think is the case.

        100% they have a responsibility to think critically. Conditioning may make that difficult, but a lack of effort would be an entirely different thing.

        • Zink@programming.dev
          2·
          2 months ago

          Agreed here also. I would imagine there’s some kind of correlation with intelligence, but I also bet it’s even more intellectual laziness like you’re suggesting. And maybe coupled with some emotional immaturity. So many people just don’t like questioning themselves, and/or see questioning one’s ideas as questioning their worth as a human being.