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So many interesting themes to pull out from this thread on Q Anon
But just focusing the tweet below highlights a key issue: a disvalued social identity leads to initial participation in, and commitment to, social movements. Members won't see participation as "pathetic"
1/n https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1350893513081290754
But just focusing the tweet below highlights a key issue: a disvalued social identity leads to initial participation in, and commitment to, social movements. Members won't see participation as "pathetic"
1/n https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1350893513081290754
Pervasive experiences of rejection and failure lead to a social identity that distinguishes between the stigmatised and the conventional.
Members are likely to identify as an "out group"; outcasts from the conventional world, which is rejected as invalid.
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Members are likely to identify as an "out group"; outcasts from the conventional world, which is rejected as invalid.
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Participation in the "out group" signifies a rejection of the conventions upon which the individual judged him/herself to be the object of rejection.
QAnon provides an alternative mechanism; beyond the limit of what was once acceptable standards of behaviour, and offers
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QAnon provides an alternative mechanism; beyond the limit of what was once acceptable standards of behaviour, and offers
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the promise of reducing the experience of self-rejection.
In essence, movements offer safety for bruised identities. Withdrawal from this creates conflict between collective identites and self-views, and risks even further rejection.
Aka, it's really hard!
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In essence, movements offer safety for bruised identities. Withdrawal from this creates conflict between collective identites and self-views, and risks even further rejection.
Aka, it's really hard!
4/4
Stryker, Owens & White's book "Self, Identity, and Social Movements" is highly recommended on this topic.
