It used to be that the power of shame was enough. It was done in public, be it at meetings, forums and at the table. Fringe elements were just that: on the fringe. They usually had to go to the fringe radio stations and listen to someone blathering about Area 51 from some trailer in the desert.
Nowadays, we have the internet and all the kooks you can shake a stick at. Their beliefs are reinforced on a level not seen before. All of this helps to reinforce this cognitive dissonance that only drives the kooks deeper into their illusions. Facts mean nothing. Gut feelings and emotions rule the day. It was not like this when I grew up.
All the best,
Nonoise
Nowadays, we have the internet and all the kooks you can shake a stick at. Their beliefs are reinforced on a level not seen before. All of this helps to reinforce this cognitive dissonance that only drives the kooks deeper into their illusions. Facts mean nothing. Gut feelings and emotions rule the day. It was not like this when I grew up.
All the best,
Nonoise