" But what worries me most is that some of those giving in to the irrationality suddenly seem transformed, liberated, righteous, all the while saying absurd things. It is as if they feel liberated by ditching the burden of rational thought and honest discourse."

I wonder if this is because a lot of people are under psychic attack, and when they give in the attacks ease up, and so they feel better, relieved of the constant pressure of the attacks...