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I think this two-axis system misses the difference between "weathervanes" and "partisans", who sit in the same place on the two-axis system but function very di
by ke88y 3y ago
I think this two-axis system misses the difference between "weathervanes" and "partisans", who sit in the same place on the two-axis system but function very differently in practice.
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- rawgabbit 3y agoI can understand "partisan" as someone whose primary adherence is loyalty to a party and will comply with the latest party talking points. I don't know what a "weathervane" is.
- haswell 3y agoWeathervanes reorient themselves based on the direction the wind is blowing. I took this to mean: “weathervanes” are people who attach themselves to some popular sentiment without giving it much thought.
- mikrl 3y agoWeathervanes point in the direction of the prevailing wind. You could call them trendies, or in cybercultural terms: NPC, I SUPPORT THE CURRENT THING, etc
- kapp_in_life 3y agoWouldn't partisans fall under the dogmatists?
- ke88y 3y agoDogmatism is more about ideas and ideologies, while partisanship is more about in-groups and out-groups. Dogma is -- by its very denotation -- inflexible. Partisans have no issue with flexibility.
- detourdog 3y agoDon’t the weathervanes oscillate?