December 15, 2016
It's incumbent upon all of us not to dismiss out of hand
information that conflicts with our established views. If you bristle when
people unfairly cry "racist" every time they hear the word
Republican, just imagine what it's like for Democrats to hear "America-hating
communist" every time they’re mentioned. That's pretty much what I've
witnessed for years now. We’re better than that, aren’t we? Hatred and
animosity are amplified in echo chambers; it’s easy to dismiss (and even to
hate) people and things with which you don’t often interact. Especially when
others around you are constantly shouting that they’re the problem…. and that
is neither a totally red nor blue statement. This chart should give all of us
pause. (and please do not dismiss it because it’s from MIT...)
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