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aBc:
What do YOU think?

From The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2025/may/22/hypernormalization-dysfunction-status-quo

IIO:
hypernormalisation sounds like something which noobs do to their audio files.

aBc:

--- Quote from: IIO on May 27, 2025, 07:33:33 AM ---hypernormalisation sounds like something which noobs do to their audio files.

--- End quote ---

Yes, funny. And I didn't really expect that anyone would actually read it. ;)

ssp3:
Well, I did, but, except the new to me term, it didn't offer anything that I didn't know already.
As Malcolm Nance says - YOU voted for it, so buckle up now.

smilesdavis:
A key move in the modern autocrat playbook is to maintain a facade of normalcy while executing deeply authoritarian shifts. This involves:

- Euphemistic language (e.g., “special military operation” instead of “war”, “election integrity” instead of voter suppression, “public safety” instead of expanded surveillance or policing).
- Flooding media with distractions — from culture war debates to celebrity scandals — to dilute attention and overwhelm people with conflicting narratives.
- Institutional erosion disguised as reform — gutting regulatory bodies, courts, and media while presenting it as efficiency or anti-corruption.
- Normalizing the abnormal — through repetition and denial, actions that once shocked (e.g., targeting minorities, ignoring law, dismantling checks and balances) are slowly accepted as politics as usual.

This strategy creates a psychological trap: people see the breakdown but are told things are fine, leading to confusion, isolation, and inaction — exactly what hypernormalization describes. It’s not just propaganda; it’s a method of control through dissonance and denial, and it’s proving dangerously effective in this decade.

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