Stop politicism

[mixed_biscuits]

- Political affiliation has more neurological correlates than some other protected characteristics. Protected characteristics are those that are deemed to be impossible or very hard change, with no good reason to change them anyway.
- Therefore, it should be a protected characteristic.
- Criticising someone for being Conservative or Labour, Democrat or Republican, is like criticising them for being gay or straight; it should be a hate crime.
- Trying to change someone's vote on their doorstep is conversion therapy. It should be banned.
- Not providing an outlet for political values is discriminatory and should be banned.
- Expecting that everybody share your political values is like expecting everybody to be straight. It's not gonna happen. Just deal with it.
- People who discriminate on the basis of politics are politicists and practice politicism. This is as bad as racism.

 

[sufi]

This is as bad as racism.

Not it's not

 

[mixed_biscuits]

Not it's not

It's politiphobia. Literally hundreds of millions of people have been killed from politiphobia. When it gets out of control you have one political faction seeking to exterminate the other - that is also what happens at the extreme of racism.

 

[mixed_biscuits]

Politiphobia is a challenge for every society regardless of the racial mix. Relationships are far more likely to be homopolitic, showing that politiphobia corrodes at the micro as well as the macro level.

 

[sufi]

It's politiphobia. Literally hundreds of millions of people have been killed from politiphobia. When it gets out of control you have one political faction seeking to exterminate the other - that is also what happens at the extreme of racism.

yeah but you can change your politics innit

can you provide some sort of evidence for this rash statement?

Political affiliation has more neurological correlates than some other protected characteristics

 

[sufi]

somehow...

 

[kid charlemagne]

is this post satire?

 

[mixed_biscuits]

yeah but you can change your politics innit

can you provide some sort of evidence for this rash statement?

You can change your sexual orientation or gender identification but the change comes from within; political change comes from internal change e.g. ageing, which shifts people conservative. That's why political change is slow and even watertight logical arguments are highly unlikely to move someone to an extreme position.

 

[mixed_biscuits]

is this post satire?

Where's the fault in the logic?

 

[mixed_biscuits]

It's not going to overturn your world. All it will mean is proportional representation, safe spaces, and more bekind.

 

[shakahislop]

is this post satire?

the question of what biscuits is up to is still unanswered. we've all been trying to figure it out. i think eventually he'll tell us. maybe you could tell us now biscuits. what is your project on here. what are you posting for and what are you trying to do. it would be a good juncture to get this sorted out.

 

[sufi]

You can change your sexual orientation or gender identification but the change comes from within; political change comes from internal change e.g. ageing, which shifts people conservative. That's why political change is slow and even watertight logical arguments are highly unlikely to move someone to an extreme position.

no that is just hot air, you mentioned "neurological correlates" which sounds proper scientific so show us some supporting academic guff please

 

[mixed_biscuits]

the question of what biscuits is up to is still unanswered. we've all been trying to figure it out. i think eventually he'll tell us. maybe you could tell us now biscuits. what is your project on here. what are you posting for and what are you trying to do. it would be a good juncture to get this sorted out.

I'm stopping politiphobia; what are you doing?

 

[mixed_biscuits]

no that is just hot air, you mentioned "neurological correlates" which sounds proper scientific so show us some supporting academic guff please

Brains of conservative voters have larger ‘fear centre’

MRI scans show that the amygdala — the organ involved in processing negative stimuli such as threats — is smaller in those who see themselves as progressive

www.thetimes.com

Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences

Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[shakahislop]

I'm stopping politiphobia; what are you doing?

it's not a very good answer. i really want to know. what is this project that you've stuck with for so many years.

 

[mixed_biscuits]

Political campaigning should be better thought of as offering people different types of glove to see which fits their hand, rather than trying to change the size of their hand.

 

[mixed_biscuits]

it's not a very good answer. i really want to know. what is this project that you've stuck with for so many years.

End politicism

 

[sufi]

Brains of conservative voters have larger ‘fear centre’

MRI scans show that the amygdala — the organ involved in processing negative stimuli such as threats — is smaller in those who see themselves as progressive

www.thetimes.com

Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences

Scanners try to watch the red-blue divide play out underneath the skull

www.scientificamerican.com

thank you, those are not respectable science journals tbh but thank you

 

[mixed_biscuits]

I've had to accept that talking to the chap behind the Socialist Worker table in town is not going to turn him into Ayn Rand. That's made me a better person.

 

[shakahislop]

End politicism

an even worse answer. it's alright. we will get to the bottom of this eventually.