The Psychology of Progressive Hostility
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The Psychology of Progressive Hostility
Recently, I arrived at a moment of introspection about a curious aspect of my own behavior. When I disagree with a conservative friend or colleague on some political issue, I have no fear of speaking my mind. I talk, they listen, they respond, I talk some more, and at the end of it we get along just as we always have. But I’ve discovered that when a progressive friend says something with which I disagree or that I know to be incorrect, I’m hesitant to point it out. This hesitancy is a consequence of the different treatment one tends to receive from those on the Right and Left when expressing a difference of opinion. I am not, as it turns out, the only one who has noticed this.
http://quillette.com/2018/03/10/psychol ... hostility/
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Re: The Psychology of Progressive Hostility
Also from the article you posted:
“When I debate Christians, Jews, Creationists, climate deniers etc. they are unfailingly polite, respectful, thoughtful, discerning, & listen to my arguments . . ..”
Does that mean they never call anyone a ‘loonie?’
https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/stat ... stility%2F
“When I debate Christians, Jews, Creationists, climate deniers etc. they are unfailingly polite, respectful, thoughtful, discerning, & listen to my arguments . . ..”
Does that mean they never call anyone a ‘loonie?’
https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/stat ... stility%2F