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![Cognitive Phenomena in the Midst of Warfare
What stands out to me in the current international conflict is how human cognition is being played with — especially through:
1️⃣ The fallacy of “Come on, who would ever do something like that?!” — used to justify a victim role 😇😈🥺👹
We’re seeing claims from one side along the lines of: “We’re smaller, weaker, and recently war-torn — why would we start a war?”. This is a textbook appeal to incredulity — a logical fallacy where one uses the unlikelihood of something to assert its falsehood — and in this case, it’s used to support self-victimization, framing that side as the one that must have been attacked first. 🎭🤹🏻♂️
2️⃣ The Political Gains Driven by Nationalist Fervor – Provoked by Perceived External Enemies 🧲⛓️⚔️🛡️
When a conflict with outside entities emerges, people instinctively seek inner unity in the face of a shared enemy. And in cases of interstate warfare, this tends to stoke nationalist sentiment ❤️🔥, which inevitably benefits internal power factions on both sides of the conflict. 🧮💣
📍Fundamentally, human cognitive patterns are critical during large-scale conflicts like this, as they shape the flow of benefits and the path societies take.
To systematically prevent and reduce the possibility of violence, I’ve stated in a previous post:
Unless there exists a global enforcement mechanism that raises the cost of initiating aggression, humanity will never be safe from the slaughter of the innocent.
Still, under the sway of cognitive influence, whether we can collectively reach that point remains uncertain — and this is precisely why @wizdomkult must exist 💫:
To question, to expose, and to illuminate the structures of thought that shape our world. ⚡️
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