That’s the real issue. If you have your fundamental beliefs shaken, you might reason through and come to a good, logical, moral conclusion. You might also do the cognitive dissonance thing and suppress the new revelation with bullshit. If, however, you have someone (faux news) right there with the cognitive dissonance spewing 24/7 and are in an echo chamber of others who are agreeing… well, it’s a good chance you’ll just accept the talking point and not question it.
Maybe the way to go about it is mocking them if they’re spouting the propaganda, and trying to help them in their reasoning if they’re questioning things.
That’s the real issue. If you have your fundamental beliefs shaken, you might reason through and come to a good, logical, moral conclusion. You might also do the cognitive dissonance thing and suppress the new revelation with bullshit. If, however, you have someone (faux news) right there with the cognitive dissonance spewing 24/7 and are in an echo chamber of others who are agreeing… well, it’s a good chance you’ll just accept the talking point and not question it.
Maybe the way to go about it is mocking them if they’re spouting the propaganda, and trying to help them in their reasoning if they’re questioning things.