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One of the issues that makes political discussions extra toxic is that because there are hundreds of millions of dollars spent on propaganda using the most soph
by guelo 10y ago
One of the issues that makes political discussions extra toxic is that because there are hundreds of millions of dollars spent on propaganda using the most sophisticated psychological techniques available everybody is full of outrage-inducing hatreds against "the other side". This makes it really hard to have a constructive exchange of ideas without falling into a minefield of unexamined, implanted mental prejudices, even if you try really hard.
- tbihl 10y agoMy least popular comment ever was downvoted for trying to point out the problem with assuming that the people who fought against the healthcare bill are the same ones who hate the idea of SS/Medicare reform. Are we really so camp-y in our politics that you can just assume that the people who don't like something you like are on 'the other side', and that we can ascribe the opposite of all our other preferences to those people as well?