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>I wonder why people cook up statistics to make their group's position look worse than it is. Yvain at LW has written a couple great posts on this exact topic,
by cousin_it 17y ago
>I wonder why people cook up statistics to make their group's position look worse than it is.
Yvain at LW has written a couple great posts on this exact topic, and the comments aren't too bad either:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/7s/why_support_the_underdog/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/7s/why_support_the_underdog/
http://lesswrong.com/lw/9b/help_help_im_being_oppressed/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/9b/help_help_im_being_oppressed/
Choice quote: "It's also why every time BBC or someone shows a clip about the region, they get complaints from people who thought it didn't make their chosen side seem weak enough!"