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It makes you wonder how many people consider politics to be like sport - you have your team and stick with them. Even if a player on a team is accused of a crim
by icanhackit 10y ago
It makes you wonder how many people consider politics to be like sport - you have your team and stick with them. Even if a player on a team is accused of a crime (usually sexual) fans often stick with them and blame the victim instead.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoIts all.belief and tribalism. Just like religion and sports. Fundamental lizard brain stuff. Scary to see where thats led us throughout history.
- krapp 10y agoknee-jerk tribalism a difficult trap to avoid. Even on HN, which is supposed to self-select for high intellect and curiosity, politics seems to short-circuit otherwise reasonable and intelligent people's rational thinking. I've fallen prey to it a number of times without even realizing it.
- grzm 10y agoAgreed. Forums do have one advantage: you have the opportunity to review what you wrote before you submit. And if we can note politely when we see it in others, maybe we can build better habits. Who knows? We manage to shape our speech in different contexts. Maybe I could have a little js script (that I run myself) that detects language I'd rather not use. Kind of like a spell checker. I could choose to turn it on, and I could choose to ignore its suggestions. Or maybe more like an ignition interlock, but one I can override :)
- tedunangst 10y agoAll the people on the other team. My side only supports decent people, though.