The inability or unwillingness of some to deal with their cognitive
   dissonance. Although this situation has existed since early list days,
   I think it's become all too common and driven away the best and
   brightest who use to hang out here. (I'm expecting an almost immediate
   knee-jerk or ad hominem from the few here who are the most frequent
   practitioners of this form of fear-based bullying.)
   OG Cypherpunk Paul Rosenberg, once again, drops the mike.
   [1]https://freemansperspective.com/fallacy-10-the-thought-terminating-c
   liche/

References

   1. https://freemansperspective.com/fallacy-10-the-thought-terminating-cliche/