I think calling conservatives “dumb” is needlessly inflammatory, and what’s worse, is it’s incorrect.
They just fall for a common human failing: confirmation bias, amongst other well known fallacies.
It’s not our fault reality scares conservatives. It’s their fault for refusing to make friends with what they cannot change. If the unknown scares them so much, what they should do is get familiar, not hostile.
People who make bad and wrong decisions deserve nothing positive. They deserve to learn why they are bad and wrong.
There is such a thing as self controlled ignorance (or whatever its called), conservitives use it all the time. Someone reminded me what thin excuses manifesting as jokes look like and why they are used.
I think calling conservatives “dumb” is needlessly inflammatory, and what’s worse, is it’s incorrect. They just fall for a common human failing: confirmation bias, amongst other well known fallacies.
“They’re not dumb, they’re just worse at processing information than their other fellow humans.”
It’s not our fault reality scares conservatives. It’s their fault for refusing to make friends with what they cannot change. If the unknown scares them so much, what they should do is get familiar, not hostile.
People who make bad and wrong decisions deserve nothing positive. They deserve to learn why they are bad and wrong.
…. Which is why we call them dumb.
No. They’re dumb. It’s scientifically proven at this point. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289609000051
There is such a thing as self controlled ignorance (or whatever its called), conservitives use it all the time. Someone reminded me what thin excuses manifesting as jokes look like and why they are used.