There is no doubt that demoralization and cynicism have been strong in American society in the last number of decades. It spreads on its own between people, being contagious, spreading regardless of whether there is an independent reason for it to do so or not. Its power makes it contagious, as it feels attractive to […]
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We don’t have to worry about negative emotional contagion with Biden as president. He will just emit positive emotional contagion, as he gives off positive emotions of caring, love and empathy that will spread to others people. There will be those, however, in the public, in the emotional atmosphere of the last few years, who
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When we see the insurrection attempt in Washington DC today, January 6, 2021, and see the high amount of energy and the strong drive and motivation the insurrectionists are showing, we can see that the energy, drive and motivation come from inside the people. They come from their emotions. Emotions are very powerful when they come
Sometimes emotional contagion occurs in a subtle way so it’s hard to recognize. One of these occasions could be if you have ever tried to one-up someone. It often happens with men, when one person tries to subtly show that they know more than the previous person, by giving an answer to a question,
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/12/us/stop-the-steal-protest-washington-dc-trnd/index.html Four people were stabbed during post-election protests in Washington, D.C. Saturday night. There were 11 simple assaults, 10 assaults on a police officer, one assault with a deadly weapon. Antifa, Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter groups were apparently involved. This is according to some media reports. Protests like this involving violence naturally involve emotions. You can’t have violence
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