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That's because they're what people _believe_ - their politics - an act of faith not dissimilar from religion. The set of econ axioms people espouse demonstrates
by sfifs 9y ago
That's because they're what people _believe_ - their politics - an act of faith not dissimilar from religion. The set of econ axioms people espouse demonstrates their own world view - what they stand for.
In a previous age, these would be moral principles and social norms - now it's political beliefs.
- pm90 9y agoThis is an interesting point, and I've been giving this a great deal of thought. The United States is surprisingly religious for a developed Western Nation, and my theory is that if people can be brainwashed into accepting things "on faith", then that can be extended to other things as well, such as facts. Maybe that can explain the huge numbers of climate change deniers, anti-abortionists and other anti-intellectuals in the US?
- specialist 9y agoBeliefs ~= identity. Cite "Democracy for Realists".