Precisely. Bad actors desire complexity because it leads to indifference. The “good” side therefore needs to fight that complexity with simplicity and empathy.

“Unions can be corrupt” or “You don’t need unions to get your voice heard” is the kind of rhetoric that leads to disinterest in unions over the years.

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jolmg 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It can go both ways. Bad actors can simplify because it leads to indifference, by way of generalizations. "black" = "bad", "illegal immigrant" = "gang member". It's how racism works.

> The “good” side therefore needs to fight that complexity with simplicity and empathy.

Empathy, yes. Simplicity doesn't normally lead to empathy; complexity does.

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inigyou 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I read that left-wing people are consistently found to be much more able to process conflicting ideas than right-wing people are.

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consensus1 an hour ago | parent [-]

40 years of experience has taught me that absolutely no one is less able to process conflicting ideas than left wing people are, and it's not close.

	▲	jolmg an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Political extremes will be extreme. Centrists can hold both.

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inigyou 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think "unions are always good" is worse than "unions can be corrupt or good, here's how to push for good"