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The left (at least, the internet left) do this here in the UK too. Twitter seems to think all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. Now I

The left (at least, the internet left) do this here in the UK too. Twitter seems to think all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. Now I don't know if I'm in a bubble, because when I leave the internet and talk to actual lefties in person we always find a common ground. Hell, I have a friend group containing both anarcho communists and globalist one-world government types.

the-dude 6y ago
Have you seen the article posted here this week which claimed the main narrative on Twitter was only originating from about 6 people? For a long time now, the social media have been embraced by 'progressives'. I see them destroying themselves. Trump's 'surprise' election in 2016 fits in this : people don't voice their moderate opinion anymore, they vote however they want though.
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  > Have you seen the article posted here this week which claimed the main narrative on Twitter was only originating from about 6 people? Do you have a link?
  - quicklime 6y ago
    I'm not sure which post they were referring to, but here's one that I saw (from HN) recently: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/10/15/differences-in-how-democrats-and-republicans-behave-on-twitter/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/10/15/differences-... "6 people" seems to be an exaggeration, but most tweets are generated by a minority of Twitter users. And Twitter users themselves tend to be more political than the general population. So what you see on Twitter is representative of the more hardcore partisans, not the mainstream. > > > The left (at least, the internet left) do this here in the UK too. Twitter seems to think all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. On a similar note, most conservatives that I talk to think that everyone on the left is a social justice warrior who wants white men to suffer. I suspect a big part of the problem is that our views of the other side are based on the most extreme people from that side. This is certainly the view that'll be formed if one tries to "get a balance of views from both sides on social media" (you can't get a balanced view if you're only seeing extremists from both sides).
    - highmastdon 6y ago
      What strikes me is that it seems each side only thinks in the outcome of the others’ parties rethoric instead of the contents. Maybe that’s also what’s at core of the matter of this polarisation.
raverbashing 6y ago
> all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. The recent vote on school meals certainly didn't help that image
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  Agreed, but now we have some real criticism of the Tories, it's just noise to them because they're used to the constant hate. This is one of the issues with constant outrage.

the-dude 6y ago

Have you seen the article posted here this week which claimed the main narrative on Twitter was only originating from about 6 people? For a long time now, the social media have been embraced by 'progressives'. I see them destroying themselves. Trump's 'surprise' election in 2016 fits in this : people don't voice their moderate opinion anymore, they vote however they want though.

throwaway3699 6y ago
> Have you seen the article posted here this week which claimed the main narrative on Twitter was only originating from about 6 people? Do you have a link?
- quicklime 6y ago
  I'm not sure which post they were referring to, but here's one that I saw (from HN) recently: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/10/15/differences-in-how-democrats-and-republicans-behave-on-twitter/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/10/15/differences-... "6 people" seems to be an exaggeration, but most tweets are generated by a minority of Twitter users. And Twitter users themselves tend to be more political than the general population. So what you see on Twitter is representative of the more hardcore partisans, not the mainstream. > > > The left (at least, the internet left) do this here in the UK too. Twitter seems to think all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. On a similar note, most conservatives that I talk to think that everyone on the left is a social justice warrior who wants white men to suffer. I suspect a big part of the problem is that our views of the other side are based on the most extreme people from that side. This is certainly the view that'll be formed if one tries to "get a balance of views from both sides on social media" (you can't get a balanced view if you're only seeing extremists from both sides).
  - highmastdon 6y ago
    What strikes me is that it seems each side only thinks in the outcome of the others’ parties rethoric instead of the contents. Maybe that’s also what’s at core of the matter of this polarisation.

raverbashing 6y ago

> all Tory voters are rich white men who want the poor to suffer. The recent vote on school meals certainly didn't help that image

throwaway3699 6y ago
Agreed, but now we have some real criticism of the Tories, it's just noise to them because they're used to the constant hate. This is one of the issues with constant outrage.