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Day 14 Anger as Positive Reinforcement

Something I notice from the recent years in Trump being president and the liberal left and conservative right is the amount of anger there is on both sides. What is interesting to observe is how people believe that Anger is a sign of caring. Because Trump is Visually angry people believe he really cares about America. On the left side, with Bernie Sanders, he too was outraged and people believed because he was so upset he must care. In my observation of everyday life, people who are angry about things are deemed as people who care about things. In all truth though this can just be a ruse or trick. Being angry doesn't necessarily mean you care, however because of what people believe, this becomes what people see to be a sign of of caring. If you are deceived by someone who pretends to be angry, its your responsibility for believing that anger means people care. It doesn't mean anything. Anger itself feels good. It is self-rewarding and so self-reinforcing. It becomes an ad...