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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/18/15659394/trump-supporters-motivated-ignorance>
"Here’s a simple truth: We find inconvenient political facts to be
genuinely unpleasant. Psychologists theorize that’s because our partisan
identities get mixed up with our personal identities — which would mean
that an attack on our strongly held beliefs is an attack on the self."
Another article explaining "motivated ignorance". Via Cara Evangelista.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
