The Biggest Hidden Bias in Politics

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An opinion piece I came across.

The Biggest Hidden Bias in Politics​

Pundits, political analysts, and political scientists all have a serious bias that makes them misunderstand our world. And...it can help you make sense of your crazy relative this Thanksgiving, too.​

Happy almost Thanksgiving to all you American readers! May it be restful and relaxing, full of good food and good cheer, with plenty of toasts for everything to be thankful for this year.

However, many of you will be dreading a difficult aspect of Thanksgiving in modern America: how do you get through the meal when one (or more) of your crazy relatives believes the moon landing was faked, that the Denver airport is the secret headquarters of the Illuminati, and that the only reason you’re not clever enough to recognize these hidden truths is because of the brainwave interference you’re crippled with forever due to the 5G chip that came as a Trojan Horse inside the covid “vaccines.”

Such difficult family dynamics function as an alarming mirror for American society, which, to a greater extent than other rich democracies, is plagued by delusional, conspiratorial politics. That poses a serious, urgent puzzle: why is the United States such an outlier for unhinged political extremism that’s utterly detached from reality?

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The Biggest Hidden Bias in Politics

Pundits, political analysts, and political scientists all have a serious bias that makes them misunderstand our world. And...it can help you make sense of your crazy relative this Thanksgiving, too.

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[JayDubya]

Better yet, how do you get through the meal when one (or more) of your crazy relatives believes the founding fathers were a bunch of racist old white men who should be removed from history books, that biological men should be allowed to use women's restrooms, participate in women's sports, and change clothes in women's locker rooms simply because they claim to be women, that there are more than two genders, that defunding the police is a good idea, and that if you disagree with their point of view, it can only be because you're a fascist, a racist, a homophobe, etc. that gun control laws work despite all the evidence to the contrary, that feelings are more important than facts, that anyone who wants to enter our country should be allowed to just walk in, that global warming is a man-made problem and the best solution is higher taxes, and on and on.

Feel free to add others.