A 2019 study by the “More in Common” project found “the more educated a person is, the worse their Perception Gap” their distorted view of and tendency to attribute extreme positions to those on the “other side.” But the “one critical exception” is that it applies only to Democrats, not Republicans.

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    [–]Chipit[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

    Leftist, not liberal, please. How do you tell the difference between liberals and leftists? Easy. Liberals believe in freedom of speech. They might disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.

    Leftists, on the other hand, freely use censorship as a weapon of first resort. Their own positions are so weak that if people are allowed to point out the many problems, they would collapse.

    [–]NodeIndependent 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    Their positions are weak, but I believe it's more about them correctly perceiving normally abled people as their enemy, and choosing the winningist strategy to defeat them. It's been working for quite a while.

    What is wrong with them in the first place is a question with no easy answers.

    [–]ReeferMadness 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    They are incorrectly perceiving white males as their enemy because they get brainwashed with that claim by schools and media.

    You can say they are correctly perceiving meritocracy as their enemy because they are losers in that system, but even that is an inaccurate way to frame it. In a meritocracy even those on the lower rungs are better off because those who are more capable build a more prosperous society in which all people are better off.

    Destroying the city and living in rubble is worse than having the smallest house. But they are too dumb to understand that.

    [–]NodeIndependent 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    But that's the thing, perceiving white males as their enemy and trying to destroy them actually does make white males their enemy. At least that's the way I see it. Someone trying to destroy me is my enemy, no matter what their reasoning or basis.

    they are too dumb / they get brainwashed

    There's a strong argument for most humans being dumb, and most humans being 'brainwashed'. One only needs to glance at the form of our society. The question remains, why are leftists in particular susceptible to the anti-white meme? (; > ,?) Do they have a particular defect in their brain structure? Did their software get corrupted during early childhood development? Many get exposed to the manipulation (brainwashing, marketing, etc), but it doesn't take in everyone.

    [–]ReeferMadness 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    why are leftists in particular susceptible to the anti-white meme?

    Firstly it is those who are susceptible to brainwashing who become leftists because the current brainwashing is leftist. However not all leftist believe the brainwashing, many simply seek to use it to further hidden agendas.

    As for why some people are more easily manipulated I think there are two primary factors. The first is IQ. The second is closely related but not entirely, and that is a trust in authority. And to anyone non white the anti white narrative is self serving.

    [–]NodeIndependent 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    it is those who are susceptible to brainwashing who become leftists because the current brainwashing is leftist.

    This is where I have to disagree. "Those who are susceptible to brainwashing" are almost all humans. (probably 'all') But sure, IQ and other factors could easily be enhancers.