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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Exactly! He seems to be thinking less and less critically about this topic as time goes on.
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and while motivated reasoning can lead to all sorts of logical fallacies, it is very easy for it to lead to false equivalency because that tends to involve two things that are each admittedly bad, but our biases distort the degree of harm that is perceived.
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What are you, 10? Stay in your blah kid.
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Elements of the left he dislikes: Such as the
#MeToo
movement?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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He is the same for climate change. Complete ideologue https://www.desmogblog.com/debating-michael-shermer-and-bjorn-lomborg-climate-risks …
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That's pretty old, I would guess (hope) that MS has updated his views a little more.
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