New term I came up with that makes me think of political attitude these days

[Justin my mind]

. I came up with the term called pseudo nonconformity I feel like that’s how I see politics people think that they know what is going on and that they’re going against the system really they are playing into it. I know the second part isn’t very nuanced, but the term that I came up with was very interesting

[Joshe]

Ego-Reinforcement Through Political Performance (Ideological Peacocks)

• More often than not, these types argue under the banner of ideology, but they're really serving their own egos—not the cause.

🧠 Nature of the Phenomenon

Core Behavior:

• Active political engagement (online or in person)
• Motivated not by truth-seeking or civic duty, but by:
  • Feeling superior
  • Gaining attention
  • Performing dominance
  • Owning or embarrassing others

Psychological Drive:

• Ego inflation via ideological combat
• Avoidance of inner insecurity through external dominance
• Emotional reward from mockery, certainty, and rhetorical victory

It’s best understood as a modifier—a motivational overlay that operates across several existing psychological types, especially:

• Authoritarian-fused types: it amplifies their public boldness
• Cognitively insecure types: it helps them mask doubt with volume
• Passive enablers (online variant): some cross into active performance just for kicks

How They Contribute to the System:

• Amplify and normalize toxic discourse
• Make extreme takes feel cool or untouchable
• Create an illusion of widespread belief by flooding the space with performative content
• Reinforce the group’s belief that their side is smarter, stronger, and more dominant

Edited May 3 by Joshe

[Hojo]

I saw an interesting video and I like the term sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizen movement apparently created by nazis. MAGA are hidden soverign citizen nazi movement.

Edited May 3 by Hojo