12-24-2016, 01:16 AM
(12-21-2016, 03:00 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: The game of "Self-fulfilling Prophecy" is very big among conservatives and they are masters at it: create a criticism of something while simultaneously creating the circumstances that fulfill the claims. The "left-leaning media" claim was used to justify changing FCC rules to allow for the creation of pure propaganda outlets. The same strategy is used to undermine government agencies like the EPA.
This is a really, REALLY, great point.
Psuedo-intellectuals have driven partisan stakes in the ground ostensibly to self-affirm and validate themselves. In other words, they are arguing not for right or wrong but what makes them look smart. And they are easy to spot - all hat and no cattle, so to speak.
One of the downsides of the internet is it provides a forum for stupid people to actually be relevant, and be emboldened with rep points from other equally stupid people.
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