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This article makes me think about the disdain some people might have against the 'liberal elite', and according to the article political correctness does seem t
by tiniuclx 8y ago
This article makes me think about the disdain some people might have against the 'liberal elite', and according to the article political correctness does seem to be a trait of that particular class.
I think the key is to understand the reason why many Americans reject PC language and culture. Is such language overused due to a fear of being accused of *ism?
Or is it because people believe that communication should be empathetic by default, and doesn't need sanctimonious words to show it off? I generally assume there is no malice in someone else's words, which is especially helpful on the (mostly text-based) internet, where there aren't any para-verbal cues.
- emsy 8y agoI found charitable interpretation a good indicator of whether someone is virtue/tribal signaling or interested in intellectual exchange, finding truth and acting moral.
- YorkshireSeason 8y agoI've repeatedly found that the ability to paraphrase and summarise the opposing positions in a way that the opposition can agree with, is a good indicator of whether someone is interested in, and able to have a meaningful discussion in a controversial subject. It might be illuminating to compare this heuristic to the requirement of a decent scientific paper to summarise related work properly.