It’s even worse than being uninformed, it’s being purposely misinformed, by politicians who have trained large parts of the public to ignore facts and listen to them instead. I need to go re-read 1984 while I still can.
I know a very intelligent, analytical, freedom loving Republican. With every conversation, I’m more shocked he’s not a hard-lined Democrat. He’s not into the conspiracies or anything. It’s just that everything is a bit skewed.
“I don’t think he’s saying that.”
“Most Democrats agree.”
“I just assume most politicians are like that.”
“I support that, but I think states should be deciding that.”
I’m like he is saying that, the Dems on Fox agree, assuming just gives a pass to offenders, and “state rights” has always just been an excuse to oppress without federal protections.
He also listens to right-wing people he disagrees with because sometimes they make a good point. In other words, he knows they’re being dishonest, but sometimes he can rationalize what they say. It’s willful ignorance.
Yeah I’ve met several people like this. I’ve yet to figure a good general understanding of why this happens, but I think as a first step, people need to have much more humility about their own intelligence. No one is immune to the standard cognitive biases
By politicians who have trained large parts of the public to ignore facts and listen to them instead
I would argue that particular surrogacy was handled by religion, especially fundamentalist evangelicalism, in the United States of America.
For the religious, belief without evidence, and especially contrary to evidence, is the highest virtue and the purest form of devotion. Blessed is he who believes without seeing.
Politicians didn’t have to do any training, unfortunately. We trained ourselves.
It’s even worse than being uninformed, it’s being purposely misinformed, by politicians who have trained large parts of the public to ignore facts and listen to them instead. I need to go re-read 1984 while I still can.
Yeah, wilful ignorance is far worse than plan old ignorance.
I know a very intelligent, analytical, freedom loving Republican. With every conversation, I’m more shocked he’s not a hard-lined Democrat. He’s not into the conspiracies or anything. It’s just that everything is a bit skewed.
“I don’t think he’s saying that.”
“Most Democrats agree.”
“I just assume most politicians are like that.”
“I support that, but I think states should be deciding that.”
I’m like he is saying that, the Dems on Fox agree, assuming just gives a pass to offenders, and “state rights” has always just been an excuse to oppress without federal protections.
He also listens to right-wing people he disagrees with because sometimes they make a good point. In other words, he knows they’re being dishonest, but sometimes he can rationalize what they say. It’s willful ignorance.
Yeah I’ve met several people like this. I’ve yet to figure a good general understanding of why this happens, but I think as a first step, people need to have much more humility about their own intelligence. No one is immune to the standard cognitive biases
I would argue that particular surrogacy was handled by religion, especially fundamentalist evangelicalism, in the United States of America.
For the religious, belief without evidence, and especially contrary to evidence, is the highest virtue and the purest form of devotion. Blessed is he who believes without seeing.
Politicians didn’t have to do any training, unfortunately. We trained ourselves.