I think it's coz they are pessimistic abt society & view things like racism & sexism as dominant discourses which construct social reality.
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Because it is all underlain by a belief that society has one episteme & individuals are merely conduits for it depending on group identity.
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They may not articulate this but this is underlying assumption. Then it makes sense to reduce horrible & discourses & promote good ones.
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That is probably why many leftists want to restrict violent films and video games; they assume it will corrupt views.
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Replying to @oreil_m @Metamagician
I'm not sure this is the same thing. Sexist/racist games & films, yes. Violent ones might come from an older intuition around corruption.
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Fears of degeneracy from the sanctity/degradation foundation. Rather than a theoretical position on power of discourse to construct reality
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I am not sure about this tho, having not spent nearly as much time talking to people who fear violence in video games etc.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Metamagician
Is it not related though? Controversial/violent ideas in films and games are harmful in the same way as in speech.
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Replying to @oreil_m @Metamagician
It's analogous but I'm not sure it comes from the same source. Just like atheism was & still is seen as a corrupting influence. Also porn.
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This is an old impulse &underlies heresy/blasphemy but the fear of corrupting what is good is different to the urge to dismantle what is bad
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The first is a conservative impulse and the second a revolutionary one. If you credit Haidt on this, its unlikely they come from same place.
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