Above you can see the AI-created image of President Donald Trump as Jesus Christ, something he himself posted and later deleted on his own Truth Social account. He posted it to antagonize the Pope for daring to criticize him. He now claims that he thought the deleted post showed him as a doctor, which is obvious horseshit to me. I don't know anyone can excuse it, unless you're a member of the cult.
Every time someone writes about something even mildly critical about Trump, his minions begin to scream and holler, "TDS! TDS!" But I want to describe something else called cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive dissonance is the mental unease we all feel when people hold two conflicting beliefs or their actions go against their own beliefs. What we do is simply change our beliefs. We rationalize our bad behavior, be it smoking, unhealthy eating, booze or whatever.
Deep down, I believe we all know something is wrong with Trump. His latest portrayal of himself as Jesus is just the latest in a long line of bizarre and unhinged actions that actually preceded his entry into politics.
Three studies between 2019 and 2022 explain why Trump's followers remain loyal. A majority actually deny there's anything amiss. Others say his achievements outweigh his behavior. Still others will claim that Trump is just doing what other politicians or rich people do. This is classic cognitive dissonance in which someone adjusts his thinking when the facts are contrary to what he wants to believe.
While these studies focused on Trump, cognitive dissonance exists among rabid supporters of those on the left as well.
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