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That is a misinterpretation. Nowadays there are plenty of people in the States who are acquiescent: they are hard on people who they consider subordinated or inferior (racial and religious minorities, homosexuals, criminals, unemployed, etc) and submissive with anyone who take the role of dominant leader, so believing lies is their way to show their submission and playing down the falsehood in those lies the way for them to cope with any personal tension regarding their chosen role in these relationships.
That's basically what Erich Fromm wrote 77 years ago in Escape from Freedom, now enriched with new developments connecting this with gossip in the new social media.
It's not a matter of dumb vs smart, but ethical vs unethical and close-mindedness vs open-mindedness.
That's basically what Erich Fromm wrote 77 years ago in Escape from Freedom, now enriched with new developments connecting this with gossip in the new social media.
It's not a matter of dumb vs smart, but ethical vs unethical and close-mindedness vs open-mindedness.