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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.(perceptiongap.us)

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wendolynne 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

I have never heard of racism being tied to the enlightenment before. citations please.

Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

Here you go: https://newdiscourses.com/2020/07/woke-wont-debate-you-heres-why/

wendolynne 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 4 years ago

Ah, I see the confusion now. This article is about the "Social Justice Warriors" (SJW), a very vocal and radical subset of the left. I don't claim to represent them. The author of the article appears to be a liberal who is also frustrated by trying have a rational discussion with these SJW.

There are lots of factions on the Left, and it is a mistake to assume everyone is locked into a common groupthink.

As for blaming the enlightenment for racism, there may be some truth to it, or not, this article does not address that claim, which is what I was specifically asking for.

wendolynne 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 4 years ago

For the record, I am also not a Trotskyite.