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I thought it was because politics tends to tap into people's emotional side instead of the logical side. And there seems to be an ever-shrinking attention span among the masses.
I agree about the attention span thing too. Maybe it's the constant interruption from smartphones.
And yet you choose to live there, rather than the other 99.99% of the country. What do you think that says about you?
People will suppress their doubts if that's what it takes to be accepted by the group they want to belong to. Belonging was a matter of life and death evolutionarily. If you were excluded by your tribe, you'd likely starve or get eaten by something.
Patrick saysPeople will suppress their doubts if that's what it takes to be accepted by the group they want to belong to. Belonging was a matter of life and death evolutionarily. If you were excluded by your tribe, you'd likely starve or get eaten by something.
Deep and accurate.
Our brains are designed to group us into tribes and save us from large predators.
The problem is deeper though. "Not my superior brain" is the common attitude most people have to the flaws of the human mind. These egotistical people will always be slaves to their own impulses, easily propagandized and controlled. We are egotistical fucks.
I suggest checking out a YouTube star named David Snyder to discover how deeply flawed your own brain can be...and how to take advantage of this fact in others.
Virtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
mell saysVirtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
Virtue signaling is as old as society. Jonathon Haidt suggests ridiculous tribal religious beliefs are themselves an in group virtue signalling test. This allows group members to righteously declare their loyalty to the tribe, exactly as Patrick suggested Cathy Newman did. The more irrational, the larger the virtue signal.
Regarding SJW's, Jordan Peterson suggests that they are a poorly organized religion that was slapped together in the last 25 years. He believes religious affiliation to a group to be so intricately entwined into the human psyche that insane ideologies are a natural byproduct to fill the chasm left by rejection of traditional religions.
Like it or not, we are a tribal species. Religion is the core belief that binds a tribe. When religion is rejected, we see unsophisticated religious-li...
more likely the majority of them were sent to seek and get the protection from the tribe, no matter how bizarre.
and go against your tribal close and loved ones without short-term repercussions.
Virtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
Anti-alcohol campaigns of early 20th century seem quite similar to SJW's today.
The key to seeing why otherwise rational people will brutally persecute any diversity of opinion, even about obvious facts, is given in the analysis:
mell saysVirtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
SJW-type behavior is not new as well. Anti-alcohol campaigns of early 20th century seem quite similar to SJW's today.
This is one of most interesting threads lately on Patnet.
This is one of most interesting threads lately on Patnet.
The leftist who think white supremacists are at the core of trumps support
If they see that Trump's election is actually a result of the mass export of jobs and mass import of illegals, and the fact that no one really liked Hillary, even on her own side, then they cannot feel good about themselves.
This is the exact attitude the average german had towards gypsies and jews in Weimar Germany. The left today = Nazis of the 1930's.
I do think there is a scary point to be made in that the blame of all white people for "racism" is blame-by-genetics, exactly as it was for the Jews.
Imagine how the same SJW crowd would react to these:
LOL. Interesting "perspectives". pic.twitter.com/nKeDbjHesa— New Real Peer Review (@RealPeerReview) April 2, 2018
I'm a liberal. I've never voted for a Republican. Ever. Not once. I didn't vote for trump though at this rate I will in 2020.
Any true liberal would speak out against this tyranny from the left, exactly as J Peterson does.
It happens on almost every university. Extreme leftism is the only allowed viewpoint in Hollywood, the MSM (minus Fox which is a joke unto itself), social media and now in K-18 schools as well.
These 2 perspectives are (1) the extreme right (with neo-nazis), (2) the extreme left (with identity politics).
Because we all know there is no in-between. Choose your camp....
all democrats as being on the authoritarian left.
and hollywood are all righteously expressing an oppressive nazi-like agenda. fact.
My guess is that way more than 70% of the population is opposed to that BS. While at the same time not being totally opposed to social justice as a concept. Such as seeing police competence as e real issue.
I know this becasue Los Angeles teens are a pretty damn good indicator, and a high majority don't buy in to the BS.
the police brutality debate
Still waiting for the New York Times bestseller list to acknowledge that Peterson's book even exists. That is the state of affairs these days
Why does politics make us stupid?our politics reflect our stupidity back at us.
all democrats dont matter. what matters are those in power of societal institutions. universities, corporate america, our entire education system, social media firms, the msm, and hollywood are all righteously expressing an oppressive nazi-like agenda. fact.
Patrick saysWhy does politics make us stupid?our politics reflect our stupidity back at us.
CBOEtrader saysthe police brutality debate
I'm not aware of a police brutality debate.
As long as stuff like this is happening, the extreme left is a huge threat. The extreme right by comparison, is nonexistent yet the left is fixated on white supremacy. It's proof that propaganda works. The reasonable masses on the left are absolutely ignorant to the risks of the oppressive extreme left, because the oppression isn't aimed at their group...yet. wake up before this gets much much worse.
marcus saysCBOEtrader saysthe police brutality debate
I'm not aware of a police brutality debate.
Ah ok. You werent aware of BLM. Sounds reasonable considering you also weren't aware of the societal oppression of wrongthinkers.
www.youtube.com/embed/cfQj8f7WmME
Remember Lindsay Shepard? The young liberal professor who was oppressed for daring to play a Jordan Peterson video in her class as an opposing viewpoint?
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http://cognitionandculture.net/blog/pascals-blog/so-youre-saying-we-should-live-like-lobsters-or-why-does-politics-make-us-stupid
This link from the original is also excellent: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/putting-monsterpaint-onjordan-peterson/550859/