I’ve looked it up, but still feel a little confused
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It’s the feeling you encounter when you have a strong passionate set of beliefs, and then something happens to directly challenge them.
You’re a progressive feminist who adores this left-wing ‘male feminist’ politician….and then said politician is accused of raping women.
You’re a devout Christian…..and the most ‘holy’ devout man in your parish is proven to be a pedophile.
You strongly believe in some scientific theory….and research later proves it’s completely wrong.
You desperately want Country X to be a free and prosperous democracy…..and it turns into a despotic dictatorship.
All of these represent a ‘betrayal’ in some sense of your strongly-held views and opinions. It can be very hard for many people to truly accept that their beliefs were wrong and that their faith in a particular person or thing was unjustified.
Some people just cannot bring themselves do this, and may choose to double-down and start ignoring or dismissing any evidence to the contrary. This is a key factor in what leads people down the road of extremism and conspiracy-mongering.
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