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Dannagal G. Young

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Thoughts on why Dems can't see straight: In "Wrong," I explain how we humans don't really want to see the world as it really is. Instead, we're motivated by the 3 Cs: we want to feel like we Comprehend the world, like we have some Control over it, and like we are part of a Community. 🧵

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And that last one does a lot of work. Our need to feel like we are a part of a community shapes the other two needs indirectly: We want to *Comprehend* the world in ways that make us feel good about our community. We want to feel like our community - our team - has *Control* and power.

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