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Facts play a depressingly small part in politics and (perhaps even more depressingly so), studies/surveys and casual observations show that pointing out various
by martythemaniak 16y ago
Facts play a depressingly small part in politics and (perhaps even more depressingly so), studies/surveys and casual observations show that pointing out various facts to people does not actually change their opinions. Try talking about income inequality to a Tea Partier and you'll get the same reaction that an evangelical christian has to evolution. Moreover, this is certainly not an American phenomenon - I see it US politics, Canadian politics, and if I paid enough attention, I'd show up in European and other politics as well.
- jacoblyles 16y agoTea Party supporter here - and I am quite aware of the facts regarding income distribution in this country. Are you saying that people can't disagree on the proper level of income redistribution for a society if they are all aware of the current distribution of income? That's a mighty strange assertion.
- jlangenauer 16y agoDownvoted by accident (damned iPhone), but I think this is a reasonable question.