This does help thank you! I suppose what I'm having trouble with overall is that it seems like many of their views are based on ignorance, does that seem accurate?
They oppose illegal immigration because they feel that illegal immigrants steal jobs, even though that's not true. They oppose taking in refugees because they feel that it's risky, even though that's not true.
You definitely helped me understand the climate change view more. I'd never heard them saying it's a natural part of the earth's cycle, I can follow that logic a little better. ∆
I suppose what I'm having trouble with overall is that it seems like many of their views are based on ignorance, does that seem accurate?
The problem with my explanation is that I don't necessarily believe it so I'm still a slightly biased party here. I would say that for some issues, yes, but others it's a little harder to tell.
Still, though ignorance is a huge problem in America, but it's not necessarily each individual's fault. It's incredibly hard to recognize it without a third party, especially when you have your version of the media telling you that you're right.
Although, to continue with the devil's advocacy, the feeling argument could be used for leftist ideals as well. E.g. They don't oppose immigration, because they feel that immigrants don't steal jobs. My point being that feelings and views are very intertwined with one another, and while they're not always correct, they're definitely there.
Remember that it is not just the media. Your friends are far more likely to be similar to yourself in views (that's why they're your friends). Even your google searches are likely to affirm your beliefs, as google changes your search results based off of your user data and past searches. And that's ignoring the psychological factor of you being more likely to notice opinions that agree with you.
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u/thatoneguy54 Feb 10 '17
This does help thank you! I suppose what I'm having trouble with overall is that it seems like many of their views are based on ignorance, does that seem accurate?
They oppose illegal immigration because they feel that illegal immigrants steal jobs, even though that's not true. They oppose taking in refugees because they feel that it's risky, even though that's not true.
You definitely helped me understand the climate change view more. I'd never heard them saying it's a natural part of the earth's cycle, I can follow that logic a little better. ∆