As a clinical psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I'm often faced with untangling this question: Are people honestly unknowing—or pretending not to know?
Or perhaps Kemp fully understood the risks of his decision to delay issuing a stay-at-home order until April 1 and then reopen movie theaters, tattoo parlors, gyms and other nonessential businesses less than four weeks later. He just realized his political survival depends on the success of these gambles.
The elevation of pseudo-stupidity and disavowal of its consequences is a Trump characteristic that the president's followers laud as a strength, not a failing, in part because its aim is to upend and provoke. It celebrates ignorance and eschews strategic choices that transcend"winging it." What to do about it? There may be no cure for those invested in this way of thinking, since it involves deliberate but disavowed states of mind that are impenetrable. If a cure is elusive, next best option is a set of remedies. Effective communications to counter the appeal of pseudo-stupidity matter. Questioning an"official view" and demonstrating its consequences are crucial.
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