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Sure you can, but the thing about ideologies is that they are almost always pseudo-religious philosophies, and those entities that make them their foremost iden
by scottLobster 3y ago
Sure you can, but the thing about ideologies is that they are almost always pseudo-religious philosophies, and those entities that make them their foremost identity typically seek out supporting facts while ignoring contravening facts. Expecting this behavior is reasonable, almost all ideologues engage in it to some degree. Thus additional skepticism/verification is warranted when the source is an ideologue and the purported argument contains facts that supposedly validate their ideology.
Even Trump says something correct about the border every once in a while, but you'd be a fool to take him at face value.
By contrast a more neutral source that lacked said motivation could be taken more at face value. By putting your agenda out in front, you're implying that you prioritize that agenda over everything else, including most likely the actual truth, because agendas become less and less politically attractive the more nuance they try to convey.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoIt was an article in 'plantbasednews', about a totally separately funded study that had a positive result for 'plants'. This is a site to report 'plant based news', reporting on a study about 'plants'. The site does not label itself as : "Completely un-biased news site weighing the thousands of studies dealing with all food types and providing equal 50-50 coverage of both plants and meat studies so people on the internet don't cry about bias".
- hilux 3y agoWhen "plant-based" is used as a euphemism for "vegan," I find that annoying and borderline dishonest. We all eat plants. Even lots of plants. But most of us are not vegan. So if these people are vegan and pushing a vegan agenda ... I wish they'd make it more clear than "plant based." Incidentally, kimchi is easy to make, delicious, and healthy. AND most kimchi recipes are not vegan - they include one or two fishy ingredients.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoTotally separate. I do think as opposing arguments get more extreme, it skews each side. Then someone in the middle can look extreme. There is just as strong an ideology and religious fervor around 'carnivore', and 'keto' communities. Then when someone suggests eating some plants, they yell 'vegan'. And the more someone in the middle tries to argue 'no, really, you need some fiber', the more they yell back 'your vegan'. If the person in the middle starts arguing back, and siting studies, the extreme side starts viewing them as extreme, even if they are in the middle. Think the effect is called Overton Window. I would hope no vegan would argue against Kimchi. Kimchi is great.