Incestuous amplification = Believing in your own spin/ propaganda
Addendum: Apparently it originated in the DoD before making its way into more common political usage. Incestuous amplification = “A condition in warfare where one only listens to those who are already in lock-step agreement, reinforcing set beliefs and creating a situation ripe for miscalculation”
(David Mulholland, “Scepticism mounts among defence and intelligence officials”, Jane’s Defence Weekly, 03/05/03)
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