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In reply to the discussion: California Democratic chair race angers 'Berniecrats' [View all]It's been a recurrent theme. 2000. 2004. 2008. 2012. 2016. For the presidential races.
More and more common elsewhere. "Hey, everybody's like me, I like me, I know I'm right, everybody else likes me and knows I'm right. If the numbers don't back me up, there's just no way I'm wrong. I mean, look at me--I'm me, how could I possibly be wrong?"
And then great pains are taken to prove this point, any data or information or assumptions that substantiate it are assumed 100% valid and iron-clad. No need to think critically. Counter-evidence can't exist, so why even look for it or acknowledge its existence, but if that's forced upon the loser then no digging, no disputing underlying methodology, no feat of critical thinking is too great.
Meh.
Primates.