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  • Political Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Political Science

Background:

  • Political beliefs are shaped by group processes.
  • Demagoguery constructs alternative realities by exploiting unconscious needs.
  • Historical parallels exist in populist and Fascist movements attacking objective truth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the psychological mechanisms underlying the formation of political beliefs.
  • To analyze the role of demagoguery in constructing alternative realities.
  • To identify antecedents of contemporary political phenomena in historical movements.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of group processes in political belief formation.
  • Examination of demagogic techniques and their psychological impact.
  • Historical comparison of contemporary political situations with past populist and Fascist movements.

Main Results:

  • Alternative realities are constructed through demagogue assertions and unconscious needs.
  • Social and demagogic factors create fervent adherence to alternative narratives and 'facts'.
  • Evidence and logic are supplanted by wish, loyalty, and power as truth criteria.

Conclusions:

  • Political reality is often simplified, lacking complexity and ambiguity.
  • Intensified emotional investment stems from primitive self-needs.
  • Cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias resist reflection, leading to social trauma.