Question...what the heck is so bad about liberals/Democrats?
I see always see people talking s**t about them on here, and I would really like to know. Oh and please use actual facts, not personal opinions 😁.
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It's the problem of tribalism in the digital age. People form heuristics based on pattern recognition that allows them to categorize others into ordered groups. It doesn't really leave room for nuance since critical thinking is mentally taxing and wasteful from a resource-conservation angle that our bodies all too often default to. We operate on instinct and bias for the most part.
When these reactions to liberals/Democrats are reached, it's usually in response to trigger words and dog-whistles. We're an information-based society that consume media that makes us feel good. When it comes to politics, we like things that reinforce our worldview. So we're always either explicitly shown or gravitate towards stories of extremism because the media understands that sensationalism sells. People are emotionally primed to respond to threats and when they're repeatedly shown tales of SJW extremes, this confirmation bias lets them believe that they represent the entire group.
The same is true not just of the left/right divide, but a lot of different group dynamics. Our brains definitely have room for more than two categories of people. It's just a matter of embracing complexity and listening critically for people to break these monolithic ideas of what the other side is all about
When these reactions to liberals/Democrats are reached, it's usually in response to trigger words and dog-whistles. We're an information-based society that consume media that makes us feel good. When it comes to politics, we like things that reinforce our worldview. So we're always either explicitly shown or gravitate towards stories of extremism because the media understands that sensationalism sells. People are emotionally primed to respond to threats and when they're repeatedly shown tales of SJW extremes, this confirmation bias lets them believe that they represent the entire group.
The same is true not just of the left/right divide, but a lot of different group dynamics. Our brains definitely have room for more than two categories of people. It's just a matter of embracing complexity and listening critically for people to break these monolithic ideas of what the other side is all about