E.g. the question of why far-right voters in Germany don't tend to live where the supposed "refugee problem" would have direct effects.
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Replying to @fronxer @HPluckrose
People's feelings about immigration are part of the reality of immigration.
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Replying to @fronxer
They're separate from it. They can only us how people feel about immigration. They can't tell us if those feelings reflect reality.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
Many Brits feel that Muslim immigrants are taking over the country & are anywhere between 20% & 50% of it. They're 5%.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
The first fact has a much bigger impact on society than the second.
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Replying to @fronxer
But it doesn't make it true. We need to regain some respect for the truth rather than encourage competing narratives to fuel each other.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Throwing numbers at people won't fix the feelings. I get the sense that by "facts" you mean quantitative evidence?
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Replying to @fronxer
Yes. That is what is being undermined. It's getting more & more acceptable to go with your feelings & ignore the facts. Post-truth society.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'm aware of that phenomenon, but refusing to be explicit about (or have questioned) the structure of our conceptual world won't solve it.
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Replying to @fronxer
People can do that in all sorts of ways. I keep falling out with Jordan Peterson followers but I don't object to their liking of archetypes.
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I object to them claiming that they are true.
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