Speaking as a grateful fan of Bari and the Free Press, I don't have a lot of confidence in systems which purport to distinguish between two kinds of political speech: upper brain rational and low brain tribal.
I think it will end up like the "fact checks". We'll acknowledge there's a few low brains on our side of the rivalry (whichever si…
Speaking as a grateful fan of Bari and the Free Press, I don't have a lot of confidence in systems which purport to distinguish between two kinds of political speech: upper brain rational and low brain tribal.
I think it will end up like the "fact checks". We'll acknowledge there's a few low brains on our side of the rivalry (whichever side that is) but clearly there's many more low brains among our opponents.
Our constitution, wisely, doesn't expect us bring our best intentions to the table. It acknowledges what a bunch of self-righteous, self-deceiving bums we are.
I was born in 1960 in a college town. Everyone thought their political opinions were well informed and rational. They were just as biased and intolerant as anyone else.
Human beings engage in politics to be superior.
Instead of pretending to be rational and lying to ourselves about our true intentions, I suggest we take a look at the most obnoxious one of our rivals and say, "If I were as mean spirited as that person, I would still see myself as the good guy so I better express my opinions with humility."
Speaking as a grateful fan of Bari and the Free Press, I don't have a lot of confidence in systems which purport to distinguish between two kinds of political speech: upper brain rational and low brain tribal.
I think it will end up like the "fact checks". We'll acknowledge there's a few low brains on our side of the rivalry (whichever side that is) but clearly there's many more low brains among our opponents.
Our constitution, wisely, doesn't expect us bring our best intentions to the table. It acknowledges what a bunch of self-righteous, self-deceiving bums we are.
I was born in 1960 in a college town. Everyone thought their political opinions were well informed and rational. They were just as biased and intolerant as anyone else.
Human beings engage in politics to be superior.
Instead of pretending to be rational and lying to ourselves about our true intentions, I suggest we take a look at the most obnoxious one of our rivals and say, "If I were as mean spirited as that person, I would still see myself as the good guy so I better express my opinions with humility."