A long essay on political "othering"

[scudsucker]

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/

It's from 2014, so don't blame me for the Romney references... but this is a well thought out opinion piece from a professional psychologist on how politics affect inter-personal relations, to the extent that we all are aliens living amongst, but not seeing, people we disagree with. Obviously a strong US focus but the thinking can be applied anywhere.


Warning; it is long, very long. But super interesting theory.

 

[DA-LION-619]

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/

It's from 2014, so don't blame me for the Romney references... but this is a well thought out opinion piece from a professional psychologist on how politics affect inter-personal relations, to the extent that we all are aliens living amongst, but not seeing, people we disagree with. Obviously a strong US focus but the thinking can be applied anywhere.


Warning; it is long, very long. But super interesting theory.

Nice read, I’ve found the fewer the available choices, the more polarising the views/tribes.
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