5) The end. pic.twitter.com/2lnSVBuHEF— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) March 10, 2016
The backfire effect is where incorrect beliefs are strengthened by contradictory facts. For instance, consider someone who strongly believes the sky is red. You can show them pictures; you can explain the emissions spectrum of the molecules in the atmosphere; you can take them outside and make them look up; and after this, they will believe even more strongly that the sky is red.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Collected wisdom
I have no problem referring to the collected wisdom of others. I have been saying this shit since 2002.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Signs of fascism
Holocaust Museum Poster Listing Fascism’s Warning Signs Goes Viral
- Powerful and continuing nationalism
- Disdain for human rights
- Identification of enemies as a unifying cause
- Supremacy of the military
- Rampant sexism
- Controlled mass media
- Obsession with national security
- Religion and government intertwined
- Corporate power protected
- Labor power suppressed
- Disdain for intellectuals and the arts
- Obsession with crime and punishment
- Rampant cronyism and corruption
Any of this ringing a bell? Scared yet? I sure as hell am.
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