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Jonathan V. Last says one reason normalization of the unthinkable happens is that we're not wired to live with constant abnormality:

"If you create a constant stream of abnormalities, then eventually people accept them as normal.

Which is why authoritarians, like Trump, provoke. They seek to accelerate the neurological process, thus normalizing the authoritarian project and creating pathways to power."

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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/biology-explains-why-people-normalize