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 43 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Political extremes will be extreme. Centrists can hold both.