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We can reduce our level of political anger by better understanding the other languages.
Arnold Kling • The Three Languages of Politics: Talking Across the Political Divides
If people were able to feel some generosity in interpreting the remarks of others, even of those on an opposing side, then some lessening of the trench-digging might be possible. The problem is that social media does not encourage this. It encourages the precise opposite. Not being able to meet, and not having any need to meet, makes people double-
... See moreDouglas Murray • The Madness of Crowds
On the cultural pendulum swing and feminine black/white thinking
I write the most about leftist culture because I want to understand how we got here. The chain of causation could stretch back to the founding of America, but instead, I’ve been obsessed with the past 30 years. I don’t agree with most of what Trump is doing. I am worried, but I think h
... See moreEcho chambers, as hotboxes of confirmation bias, are counterproductive for democracy. But research indicates that most of us are actually exposed to a wider range of views on social media than we are in real life, where our social networks—in the original use of the term—are rarely heterogeneous.