Buzzfeed wilfully misgendered this stunning/brave woman
This is devastating. Why won't they just let this woman be herself? Instead they disrespect her. It's very upsetting.
Bread and Circuses: Mass Media Distraction
I think of Star Trek when I hear that phrase.
Originally posted by Flyattractor[b]Finally found a New Image for our Fave Little Lid Popper.
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The best part is coming in here just to whine and say "you're triggered" kinda shows some of these people are quite triggered themselves. Whether it's over the existence of this topic, me, or some combination of the two it's hard to say.
Parents Called Racist After Pointing Out 30-Year-Old Man Is Not High School Age
Lmfao! Those crazy brits...
1. Conservatives tend to focus on the negative
In a 2012 study, liberal and conservative participants were shown collages of both negative and positive images on a computer screen while their eye movements were recorded. While liberals were quicker to look at pleasant images, like a happy child or a cute bunny rabbit, conservatives tended to behave oppositely. They’d first inspect threatening and disturbing pictures—things like car wrecks, spiders on faces, and open wounds crawling with maggots—and would also tend to dwell on them for longer. This is what psychologists call a “negativity bias”. If you think about it, this makes a lot of sense. When attention is biased toward the negative, the result is an overly threat-conscious appraisal of one’s surroundings. Essentially, to many conservatives the world looks like a much scarier place. This would seem to explain why so many major conservative viewpoints tend to be rooted in irrational fears—like fear of the president, immigrants, Muslims, vaccinations, etc.
2. Conservatives have a stronger physiological response to threat
A 2008 study published in the journal Science found that conservatives have a stronger physiological response to startling noises and graphic images. This adds to a growing body of research that indicates a hypersensitivity to threat—a hallmark of anxiety. But why exactly would those that scare more easily tend to support conservative views? One social psychologist from the University of Central Arkansas, Paul Nail, has a pretty interesting answer: “Conservatism, apparently, helps to protect people against some of the natural difficulties of living. The fact is we don’t live in a completely safe world. Things can and do go wrong. But if I can impose this order on it by my worldview, I can keep my anxiety to a manageable level.” This could explain the two parties’ different stances on gun control. It only makes sense that those who startle more easily are also the ones that believe they need to own a gun.
3. Conservatives fear new experiences
A 2008 study catalogued items found in the bedrooms of college students and saw that while liberals owned more books and travel-related items, conservatives had more things that kept order in their lives, like calendars and cleaning supplies. This tells us that liberals more often seek adventure and novel experiences. Conservatives, on the other hand, seem to prefer a more ordered, disciplined lifestyle. This could help explain why they are so resistant to change and progressive policies.
Owned.
Weak.
'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Is Now Racist
Why is it racist? Cuz the white kids are on one side of the table and the black kid is on the other side. I'm not kidding lol. That's the reason.
"Am I woke now, why is Franklin in Charlie Brown Thanksgiving sitting all by himself at the table. Man. Things that I did not notice as a child," said another."
LOL!
My link further explains why fear mongering and why it works overall on a mainly pessimistic base who fears change, new experience, and the other silliness the president taps into with bad people storming into our country nonsense. This is simple psychology that utterly destroys the weak pessimistic conversatuve base. Again not all of them but the Surts and flys of the world this specifically addresses them.
4. Conservatives’ brains are more reactive to fear
Using MRI, scientists from University College London have found that students who identify themselves as conservatives have a larger amygdala than self-described liberals. This brain structure is involved in emotion processing, and is especially reactive to fearful stimuli. It is possible that an oversized amygdala could create a heightened sensitivity that may cause one to habitually overreact to anything that appears to be a potential threat, whether it actually is one or not. This disproportionate fear response could explain how, for example, Bush’s administration was able to gather wide public support amongst conservatives for invading Iraq. They knew if they said the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” enough times that it wouldn’t matter whether they really existed or not.
Now we see that empirical evidence tells us that conservatives and liberals don’t just have different outlooks and opinions. They also have different brains. This means that our choice of political affiliation and overall worldview may not really be all that much of a choice. Still, we must work to understand these psychological and biological distinctions so that we can ultimately use this knowledge to work better together and find middle ground. Such information may also make us less vulnerable to those who want to exploit these dispositions for their own selfish agendas, using tactics like fear mongering.
Furthermore, knowing why someone is the way they are helps us to be more tolerant and patient with one another. But we must also be honest about the situation. When important choices are being made based on gut instinct rather than logical reasoning, it is everyone’s responsibility to point this out so that it doesn’t result in catastrophe. And in a time when there actually are real threats present, like Ebola and ISIS, it is essential that we keep the paranoia at bay and a calm collectedness when making decisions.
Great article.
California students are asked if we should build border wall. Their arguments are the all time WORST
IMO the only valid reasons for not wanting a wall are:
-the cost
-it won't actually keep people out
Lol here are some of the reasons these people give:
-We should get rid of the wall so people can work in the U.S. illegally, then go home to Mexico more easily.
-We shouldn’t have a wall because people who jump over it “get shot down all the time.”
-The wall is a bad idea because President Donald Trump is a racist who “doesn’t comment on white nationalists.” And by the way, black people can’t be racist.
-The wall leads to “divisiveness, creating borders between people. There’s already a f***ing border, you don’t need a giant f***ing wall. That’s my tax dollars being wasted because of a bunch of white people who are afraid of losing money.”
-People could simply use ladders to go over the wall or tunnel under it.
-The wall is purely to keep out Mexicans because white people only want white immigrants.
-The government is xenophobic.
-Non-unionized counties like “Norway” and “Germany” are “kicking the shit” out of the U.S. economy and educational system.
The ladder comment is the only valid one.
EPIC: CNN Guest Schools Symone Sanders For Defending Kamala Harris ICE Comments
I love it, dude slaps her down something fierce.