Can we really conclude that people "see" what they say they see? I think most people would not think twice about saying "protesters did not block the road" when in fact they know full well protesters blocked the road and they really mean "protesters blocked the road and that's good actually".
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this why the same protest videos can be recycled multiple times for multiple different purposes
This is also why the era of pervasive videotaping of everything hasn’t ended disputes over basic facts of what happened.
only because half the people watching the video are spitefully ignoring the basic facts.
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I'm sorry, but it is deeply ironic for you of all people to be posting this given your statements on the ICE shooting not even 24 hours ago [1] [2]. You are quite literally the exact basis for this research in question.
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population dynamics
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When you attempt vehicular manslaughter of an armed federal agent lawfully performing their duties, you find out.
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#18Some previous discussion:
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#19My tldr: people see what they want to see according to their political commitments. The abstract: > “Cultural cognition” refers to the unconscious influence of individuals’ group commitments on their perceptions of legally consequential facts. We con- ducted an experiment to assess the impact of cultural cognition on perceptions of facts relevant to distinguishing constitutionally protected “speech” from unpro- tecte…
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#20Can we really conclude that people "see" what they say they see? I think most people would not think twice about saying "protesters did not block the road" when in fact they know full well protesters blocked the road and they really mean "protesters blocked the road and that's good actually".
There's a strange pattern of die hard obstinence, even in the face of basic and common facts that we as as society until fairly recently all agreed upon. The reason is that works, if you admit fault/guilt then the usual consequences follow. If they remain obstinate, there's a chance they can project their crime on someone else which doesn't really work except it does retain for them a certain level of public support, from those who "see" what they want to see.
It's devastating society.