A new theory about political polarization
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Re: A new theory about political polarization
#2Balance is a good beginner philosophy, but adults need to do better. Most things are orthogonal, nothing really balances it out, and it appears from this article that peoples obsession with balance is also a self destructive obsession with opposites.
At this point, any time the word balance comes up as an answer, my mind jumps towards "paradox" as a means to nip that fallacy in the bud.
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#3Is there a link to read this anywhere? The one I found in the article was broken.
There's really no way to evaluate this argument on the basis of this article. Do we need to wait until it's published tomorrow?
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#4> It ultimately ends in total polarization," illustrates co-author David Garcia
Actually, I think it's more likely to end with violent conflict between the groups.
The horsheshoe theory simply won't die[1]. At this point in time the extremes have more in common with one another than they do with the center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory#:~:text=In%20....
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#5> It ultimately ends in total polarization," illustrates co-author David Garcia Actually, I think it's more likely to end with violent conflict between the groups. The horsheshoe theory simply won't die[1]. At this point in time the extremes have more in common with one another than they do with the center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory#:~:text=In%20... .
One might hope that a common enemy (say, a virus with no known vaccine) would act to reduce polarisation in a society.
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#6People are polarized because they don't like being not polarized isn't really a theory, it's a tautology.
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#7Is there a link to read this anywhere? The one I found in the article was broken. There's really no way to evaluate this argument on the basis of this article. Do we need to wait until it's published tomorrow?
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#8> It ultimately ends in total polarization," illustrates co-author David Garcia Actually, I think it's more likely to end with violent conflict between the groups. The horsheshoe theory simply won't die[1]. At this point in time the extremes have more in common with one another than they do with the center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory#:~:text=In%20... .
One might hope that a common enemy (say, a virus with no known vaccine) would act to reduce polarisation in a society.
The virus is hard to personify. People want human scapegoats. That's why the politics is so vicious.
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#9> It ultimately ends in total polarization," illustrates co-author David Garcia Actually, I think it's more likely to end with violent conflict between the groups. The horsheshoe theory simply won't die[1]. At this point in time the extremes have more in common with one another than they do with the center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory#:~:text=In%20... .
One might hope that a common enemy (say, a virus with no known vaccine) would act to reduce polarisation in a society.
It has done that in most societies across the world.
Except in one country that is heading into elections this year.
Re: A new theory about political polarization
#10> It ultimately ends in total polarization," illustrates co-author David Garcia Actually, I think it's more likely to end with violent conflict between the groups. The horsheshoe theory simply won't die[1]. At this point in time the extremes have more in common with one another than they do with the center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory#:~:text=In%20... .
One might hope that a common enemy (say, a virus with no known vaccine) would act to reduce polarisation in a society.
Many people don't see COVID as a crisis anymore with better numbers out now and if anything saw people become more self center rather than coming together in this time of trouble.