Emotion vs. Logic in #CognitiveWar – Why Violence, Assault, Assassinations, etc.?

Emotion vs. Logic in #CognitiveWar – Why Violence, Assault, Assassinations, etc.?

Why do Democrats (radical left) drive, support, and enable, support, or say nothing about domestic terrorism, violence, anarchy, assassinations, and assault? Because these are emotional responses useful to achieve their desired objective of gaining absolute power. It’s rather simple – as the democrats have little interest in fact. Fact gets in the way of driving emotion, and the use of logic would expose the lies and disinformation they push.

In this ongoing #CognitiveWar, we must understand the roles that emotion and logic play. One triggers, the other enables. Those seeking absolute power, subjugation, and control understand this and leverage emotion heavily. While those who seek to advance democracy and humanity leverage logic heavily.

To understand their role in controlling or enabling, we can look at the basic difference between tyranny and democracy. Without going into the depths of historical examples, tyranny (i.e., communism, socialism, autocracy, theocracy, etc.) leverages the emotions of a utopian vision using ideology, religion, or issue to advance the oppressed to reach new heights over an oppressor (i.e., capitalist, non-believer, evil). Tyranny uses emotion to drive the desired action beneficial to the controlling minority. Democracy uses logic to weigh courses of action, assess risk versus reward, in determining a desired course of action beneficial to a majority.

Grok, when asked, notes that: Emotion and logic reflect two fundamental aspects of how humans process and respond to the world:

  • Emotion reflects the subjective, visceral side of experience. It’s tied to feelings like fear, joy, anger, or curiosity, often driven by instincts, personal values, or immediate reactions to stimuli.
  • Logic reflects the analytical, structured side of thinking. It’s about reasoning through evidence, cause-and-effect, and principles to reach conclusions. Logic aims for objectivity, consistency, and clarity, often tempering emotional impulses with “what makes sense” given the facts.
  • Together, they mirror the dual nature of human cognition.

Now let’s look at the dictionary definitions from Merriam-Websters online dictionary:

·       Emotion – a conscious mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body.

·       Logic - a science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity of inference and demonstration : the science of the formal principles of reasoning

In simple terms – this is why the radical left uses emotion to drive reaction. The use of logic is anathema to them. It undercuts their ability to manipulate. This is why they push the abortion issue at every chance, demonize their opponents (no matter if they are other democrats who have purchased Tesla’s, or Christians who are providing aid to others). And this is also why many Americans are easily swayed in elections to vote for them, as using logic requires thought, time, and assessments.

Remember this as you watch democrat members congress call for violence, assault, action, etc. They will not alter their efforts. They may take more measured efforts, but will always use emotion to control, divide, and conquer.

 

Edward L. Haugland, © 2025, all rights reserved.

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