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To denunciate researchers as having a "political agenda", because their opinion does not fit into the own political agenda, does not sound very honest to me.

judah 11y ago
They are pushing a political agenda -- leftist views on inequality -- and are doing so in line with the vast majority of academics in Europe and the United States[0]. [0]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/problems/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/problems/
- PythonicAlpha 11y ago
  When all the academics say the same, than maybe some should start listening. But it is of course easier to denunciate other opinions. <Irony>Also many academics in Europe say, that climate change is happening -- shame on Europe! What academics from Europe say, must be wrong! And of course "leftist views" are also wrong all the time. Don't listen to those that are called leftist or similar in Fox News or other trustworthy channels. </Irony>
- judah 11y ago
  Sometimes, ideas become accepted because there is so much evidence in support of them that it would be perverse to believe otherwise (e.g., the Earth is round). Other times, however, ideas become widely accepted, even entrenched, without any real evidence. Such entrenched beliefs often arise because they support particular political or moral agendas; if the beliefs are falsified, the moral agenda will be threatened. The academic views on inequality fall firmly in the latter category.
- vezzy-fnord 11y ago
  At least when it comes to economics, the actual leftists are definitely on the fringe. I don't mean New Keynesian partisans like Paul Krugman. Actual Post-Keynesians (particularly Kaleckians and MMTers) and Marxians are rare, though perhaps growing as a result of the aftermath in 2008. Nevertheless, the Great Depression also had major economic cults emerge like the Townsend Plan and Social Credit which since receded.

judah 11y ago

They are pushing a political agenda -- leftist views on inequality -- and are doing so in line with the vast majority of academics in Europe and the United States[0]. [0]: http://heterodoxacademy.org/problems/ http://heterodoxacademy.org/problems/

PythonicAlpha 11y ago
When all the academics say the same, than maybe some should start listening. But it is of course easier to denunciate other opinions. <Irony>Also many academics in Europe say, that climate change is happening -- shame on Europe! What academics from Europe say, must be wrong! And of course "leftist views" are also wrong all the time. Don't listen to those that are called leftist or similar in Fox News or other trustworthy channels. </Irony>
judah 11y ago
Sometimes, ideas become accepted because there is so much evidence in support of them that it would be perverse to believe otherwise (e.g., the Earth is round). Other times, however, ideas become widely accepted, even entrenched, without any real evidence. Such entrenched beliefs often arise because they support particular political or moral agendas; if the beliefs are falsified, the moral agenda will be threatened. The academic views on inequality fall firmly in the latter category.
vezzy-fnord 11y ago
At least when it comes to economics, the actual leftists are definitely on the fringe. I don't mean New Keynesian partisans like Paul Krugman. Actual Post-Keynesians (particularly Kaleckians and MMTers) and Marxians are rare, though perhaps growing as a result of the aftermath in 2008. Nevertheless, the Great Depression also had major economic cults emerge like the Townsend Plan and Social Credit which since receded.