Daily: REBELS WITHOUT A CLUE The psychology of Corona rage

<p>Bleach! 5G! Bats! Why would anyone march with a banner that reads “Sacrifice the Weak”? Is the political reaction to COVID really being influenced by conspiracy theory? And can a democracy function when many voters simply reject facts in favour of comforting delusion? Political psychologist <strong>STEPHAN LEWANDOWSKY</strong> talks to debut presenter <strong>Justin Quirk</strong> about the irrational energies driving the Corona crisis.</p><p><br></p><p><em>“Whenever people feel they’ve lost control they invariably resort to conspiracy theory.”</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>“People take lies from a politician as a nudge and wink that they are on their side. That’s what happens with Trump.”</em></p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Justin Quirk. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.&nbsp;</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>