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I think his point was rather that people are expected not to think about who they vote for, even abstractly, but vote what they are socially coerced to. This is
by emsy 8y ago
I think his point was rather that people are expected not to think about who they vote for, even abstractly, but vote what they are socially coerced to. This is certainly true for the last US election more than any other I can remember.
- Waterluvian 8y agoYeah. I think I'm trying to make that connection but might be failing with my words. Picking people you like, can have a beer with, look and feel like a winner, etc. is all, I think, driven by emotion, not patient, rational analysis. Being socially coerced is just an extension of that. You want to feel included, feel like a winner, so you'll make the choices that feel right, even if they're analytically wrong.