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That's right, but what's special about this particular conflict is that otherwise reasonable and intelligent people take completely absurd positions that they w
by fauigerzigerk 11y ago
That's right, but what's special about this particular conflict is that otherwise reasonable and intelligent people take completely absurd positions that they would never take in any other conflict.
- redthrowaway 11y agoPolitics, religion, and sports are pretty good ways to bring out the same craziness. It's about tribalism: identifying with a particular group united against the Other is a pretty effective way to short circuit reason.