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0:00 it's maybe the greatest political scandal in American history. It was not just about defaming the Trump administration. It was not just about uh changing uh electoral outcomes. It was about fundamentally changing how Americans interpreted reality. Right? You go anywhere in America, you'll find people who believe this, and they don't believe it with their brains. They believe it like somewhere down here in their guts. >> It's like literally it people are going to go to their deathbed believing that the Russians hacked 2016 and that all and that we're on the path to autocracy because it's everything's been thrown upside down.
0:39 >> It's like Invasion of the Body Snatchers or something like that where where you you're meeting these people who they look like the same people you knew 5 years ago. Uh they're dressed in the same clothes, but it's just they're gone, right? And they pressed it repeatedly over and over and over again every single day, 24 hours a day. It was the biggest story in the world for 3 years.
Summary
- The scandal is considered one of the greatest in American history, affecting perceptions beyond mere political defamation.
- It fundamentally altered how many Americans interpret reality, creating deep-seated beliefs.
- Many individuals are convinced that Russian interference occurred, holding onto this belief emotionally rather than rationally.
- The narrative has persisted for years, dominating media coverage and public discourse.
- The transformation in people's beliefs is likened to a sci-fi scenario, where individuals seem unchanged on the surface but have fundamentally shifted in their core beliefs.
- The ongoing repetition of the narrative has reinforced these beliefs, making them resistant to change.