They want to be told they are the informed, morally amoral superior elite that is also the vast majority.
The cognitive dissonance this requires is borderline mental illness. I
It is borderline mental illness. The people I speak to in my family who voice leftist opinions do so with anger. They are told what to think by cnn. NPR. Their spouses. Their children. They are embarrassed to have anyone hint that they are uninformed
Here are some quotes-
Them “you listen to —— [conservative broadcast]? That’s bad”
Me “oh you’ve listened to him?”
Them-“oh no. [My spouse] says he is very bad”
And:
Them: “we are energy independent.”
Me: “we were when Trump was in but not anywhere near it now”
Them “———- Well, eh, we have solar and a Tesla.”
also:
Me “we’re 30 trillion in debt”
them “I’ll have to verify that “
me “just google it”
Them “it says 29 trillion”
Me “NPR doesn’t tell you that?”
Them “———“
The stupidity is amazing