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Believe that all sides are always equal is ideology on itself and harmful one at that No one is promulgating that. Very specifically, the idea forwarded is tha
by stcredzero 8y ago
Believe that all sides are always equal is ideology on itself and harmful one at that
No one is promulgating that. Very specifically, the idea forwarded is that both sides are human and therefore subject to human biases and groupthink.
That's not ideology. That's just well established fact. Also, don't conflate that with my description of the current political climate in the western world, which is largely one of polarization and tribal entrenchment.
- watwut 8y agoYes all sides are human. Some sides are superior morally, some lie much more and some lie less. Some groups have more groupthink and others less. Some people are more biased and others less. The differences in degree matter a lot.
- stcredzero 8y agoThe differences in degree matter a lot. I'm glad you say that. You should go and look into the frequency of political violence, with an eye to finding things which are not reported by the media. A preponderance of incidents are committed by the extremist far left (Antifa &c) in 2018 and 2019. Then go and look into the frequency of people advocating for and tacitly approving of political violence. A preponderance of incidents are committed by the extremist far left and far right. Really, I'm tired of yahoos who basically say they can do anything, so long as it's no worse than the other side. In terms of differences of degree, the extremes on both ends of the left/right spectrum seem to be trying for escape velocity from reason and sense.