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Please don’t do that; this is a place for educated, civil people to discuss the nuances of our age, not a political flame war.
by ajhurliman 3y ago
Please don’t do that; this is a place for educated, civil people to discuss the nuances of our age, not a political flame war.
- huytersd 3y agoIt not wrong though. A lot of right wing ideology requires being okay with cognitive dissonance from compartmentalizing opposing views meant for different scenarios. It’s a legitimate point.
- BurningFrog 3y ago> A lot of right wing ideology requires being okay with cognitive dissonance from compartmentalizing opposing views meant for different scenarios You're not wrong exactly, but you just described human nature. All of our brains work that way by default. It's much harder to see for your own side, of course.
- penjelly 3y agothe same applies to both sides of the political spectrum
- huytersd 3y agoIt really doesn’t. One side actively is advocating for a dictatorship and an end to democracy.
- ohnoitsahuman 3y ago[flagged]
- unethical_ban 3y agoCan I guess if you're a) in your lower 20s or lower, or b) steadily employed with at least a few months of savings and have never been abjectly poor or injured?
- huytersd 3y agoThe current presidential candidate and his party said that at their get together. I don’t think there’s even a far left equivalent when it comes to candidates or parties.
- Jensson 3y agoIn the USA. There are more countries in the world, not sure why a bot should have a left leaning slant just because the American right is stupid. I get it could get that since it is trained on the English web, but there is no reason it has to be left leaning.
- enterprise_cog 3y agoYou say that while the current admin is carrying out a genocide. You’re a prime example of that cognitive dissonance and compartmentalizing mentality.
- chrismcb 3y agoSo you mean the Democrats? It are you referring to something the Republicans are trying to do?
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoI mean lot of left wing people are the same double thinkers - How would you explain that somebody can be deeply concerned about what Israel does in Palestine, but also cheering up for Russia? How come that LGBTQ people are concerned about their rights and then support most intolerant Islamist regimes, who would slaughter them on spot?