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Not a fan of this quote really. It seems to be built on the premise that humans are somehow incapable of sincerely believing in nonsense because, I don't know, we're just inherently rational or something?
It does fit obvious grifters like Jacob Wohl (or whatever his name is) and Alex Jones, but it's definitely not universally applicable. Just look at someone like Jordan Peterson, the guy clearly buys all of his own bullshit and so do most of his fans.
I think it's just observing a sort of nihilistic troll behavior that's probably a thing that some people have always done, where the contents of what's being said doesn't matter so long as they're at once inflammatory and self-serving. It shouldn't be taken to conclude that everyone who is awful is just maliciously pretending, but that there's a certain sort of bombastic troll who just makes up shit on the spot and says it with a shit eating grin and complete conviction, knowing that it's bullshit but enjoying the harm it causes and the way it furthers their own goals.
It's like a less formalized, more intuitive version of neoreactionary meme magic bullshit, just saying things you just made up over and over until people believe them.
I don't disagree with that, it's just how a lot of people seem to think it applies to literally every single reactionary that I have a problem with.
Yeah, I've noticed that too
Good to make the distinction
It does paint with too broad of a brush - kind of like the essay Masses, Elites, and Rebels - but in the case of Chaya Raichik it's %100 true.