I guess the question is: why is this kinda spin worthwhile for the gop? Isn’t it so flagrant? Yet seems effective, no?https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1050040564333326337 …
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Replying to @Moshe_Hoffman
Its like a child having a meltdown on the floor, in the candy isle, getting the candy eventually.
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Replying to @Moshe_Hoffman
I agree in that the analogy might be flawed. it does appear that adults behave that way? but gop often get what they want, just behaving in ways that do not seem appropriate for 'adults'. part of the public will reward this comment. my child would not get the candy, tho
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Replying to @EvolSci
Not sure analogy is flawed. Just don’t quite get it yet. You are saying gop spin is jus a way to complain, like a child complains? And what makes such complainig effective?
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Replying to @Moshe_Hoffman
in children it kinda makes it effective because (a) parent wants it to stop (b) it might be a credible threat of self harm fueled by child's inability to anticipate longer term consequences
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Replying to @EvolSci
Oh i see. But these gop talking points seem to be moralizing. Which is absent form tantrums. Eg this talking point seems to be “it is immoral for the Democrats try to check the president’s power because...”
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Replying to @Moshe_Hoffman
ah, thanks. on the moral level, the tantrum analogy fails. so can the common moral standard, as skewed as it might be, a reward in itself?
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Scott Alexander made the argument that the skew itself might be crucial, because it requires that the ingroup is not just stating the obvious when demonstrating their allegiance: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/ …
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