These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disaster

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These political scientists are discovering even more reasons U.S. politics are a disaster

by Max Ehrenfreud at the Washinton Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/03/these-political-scientists-are-discovering-even-more-reasons-u-s-politics-are-a-disaster/

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In 1960, for example, surveyors asked Americans to rate members of their own party and of the other party for intelligence and selfishness. Respondents saw members of their own party as slightly more intelligent, by about 6 percent of the points on the scale, and somewhat less selfish, by about 17 percent of the available points. Those differences expanded to 48 percent and 43 percent, respectively, in another survey conducted in 2008.


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[applegrove]

1. The GOP certainly likes to spread the meme that environmentalists and scientists are just creating

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jobs or contracts for themselves with the whole global warming thing. I've noticed that they impune the character and motives of liberals (who are voting for the basic needs of others) all the time. We need to hit back on that whenever we see or hear it.

[rurallib]

2. hitting back doesn't mean much when no media will cover it

when 95% of the media is slanted against you, no matter how true your message, it means little.
Perception is reality these days.