critical thinking

In practice, systems justification encourages a lack of critical thinking about society and power and instead emphasizes an acceptance of unjust outcomes and inequality through deference to the status quo and support for authority figures.

In addition, the personalities most attracted to Trumpism are hostile to critical thinking and attracted to "my way or the highway" attitudes that make no room to listen to disagreement.

The malignant reality that has been created by Trump’s repeated shattering of expectations and norms and what is possible in the United States — a country that is imagines itself as the world’s “greatest democracy” and “leader of the free world” — is made possible by an assault on rationality and critical thinking.

Solomon continues, “Then, these leaders build a fact-proof screen between their followers and the realities of the world by disabling the capacity and motivation for critical thinking. By doing this, they imprison their followers in the context of what is, ultimately, a warped and malignant worldview. This is how fascist followers become incapable of discerning falsehood and making rational decisions.”

"You learn so much about yourself, your confidence. You make connections with people, with your existing ideas, which builds your creative thinking and your critical thinking," she said.