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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Wow, gotta read that paper now:

The Reverse Cargo Cult metaphor explains why dictators tell their citizens lies that citizens know to be lies: a verifiable lie told by a politician changes citizens’ perceptions of politicians and reduces their willingness to replace them

Source: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/the-reverse-cargo-cult-why-authoritarian-governments-lie-to-their-people/

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    People in some places are just convinced the rest of the world is just as bad — this is the context in which I've heard the term.

    USians' incessant belief that travelling to other countries is very unsafe is probably one example of this.

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