Considering that the far right perpetrates way more violence than the far left (it isn't even close), Shermer's asymmetry in criticizing left wing violence perpetuates a narrative of false equivalence that portrays left wing violence as far more of a problem than it really is.https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1147154472201670657 …
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I know everyone has blind spots, myself included. Skeptics should try very hard to identify theirs and eliminate the ones they can, realizing it's impossible to eliminate them all. I try, and I'm sure I must fail sometimes.
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What saddens me is to see Shermer's blind spot caused by his distaste for certain elements of the left get bigger and his apparent desire to address that blind spot get smaller. When it comes to elements of the left he dislikes, it's motivated reasoning all the way.
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Any political ideology that uses force to control people is Left Wing
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Nazi is Socialist. National Socialism
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