I think one of my recurring questions re: the BLM stuff, is that support for what's going on is obviously coming from some deep lack of interest in truth or rigorous analysis. Is this a new thing, or has it always been there and is now just showing up?
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I mean I do know it's always been there, but this is entering public acceptance on a very high level, and is indicative of a much larger support base of individuals. What changed in our culture to make such intensely bad thinking happen in such a large wave?
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Is it excess? We're a very rich nation and even if you're below the poverty line in the US you're still richer than a big chunk of the world population. Does the general security take away the close need for having thinking methods that actually result in success?
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But e.g., Scandinavian countries, which seem to be pretty rich, don't seem to be equivalently insane. Maybe the smaller size and relative homogeneity helps prevent internal conflict that serves as a seed for this sort of thing?
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I mean tbf both of them, but right now pro-blm seems to be worse in regards to public support
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What substantiates the claim that support for BLM (or adjacent events) is "coming from some deep lack of interest in truth or rigorous analysis"? A concrete example would be helpful -- without committing to agree or disagree, that claim is not obvious to me.
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E.g., failing to adjust for relative crime rates or location - or checking intraracial brutality - before claiming high levels of racism in police brutality
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Thank you for tweeting your mind. You say things I agree with but am too afraid to say under my real name.
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