Nick Kristof on politics: why we conclude that I’m right, and you’re evil
Here’s a very interesting piece by Kristof at the New York Times about the reactions of Obama and Clinton supporters, and introducing cognitive science studies of why more information often polarizes, rather than bringing people together.
Simply, we are cognitively wired as tribal animals. That means we are inclined to see “our side” as right, and the other side as lying and scheming. And very clever rent-seekers know this and try to use it to jerk us around.
Ron Bailey of Reason has two similar posts up:
More Information Confirms What You Already Know
Anybody see any similarities for what passes for discussion of climate science generally, and at here at Mises? I’ve got loads of examples for those who can’t seem to see it, or are interested in looking more. Here are several, most recent first:
Climate spin: Who are the sneaky ones who changed “global warming” to “climate change”?http://mises.org/Community/blogs/tokyotom/archive/2008/04/09/why-those-sneaky-enviros-changed-from-quot-global-warming-quot-to-quot-climate-change-quot.aspx
Thank you, Prof. Block, for feeding our confirmation biases
Thanks, Dr. Reisman; or, How I Learned to Hate Enviros and Love Tantrums
Escape from Reason: are Austrians conservatives, or neocons, on the environment?
Edwin Dolan: applying the Lockean framework to climate change
“Climate Change, Evidence and Ideology”
John Baden: a Mt. Pelerin misanthrope/watermelon?
Holiday joy: roasting “watermelons” on an open pyre!
“Heroic” contrarians, proven wrong on AGW, make another slick cry for relevance at Bali
Who knows climate science? The Mises Blog!
Goering and Madison on War
http://mises.org/Community/blogs/tokyotom/archive/2007/12/11/madison-and-goering-on-war.aspx
Bali: Murdoch & 149 Other Top Vile Collectivists/Capitalists Call for Global Poverty …
Tribal pigheadedness: RedState bans Ron Paul supporters
Libertarian denial; clever but not wise
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