the failure to look rightward and see rational people.
This effect was reproduced in studies by Jonathan Haidt. Liberals don’t mimic conservative ideology as well as conservatives can mimic liberal arguments. They just can’t see the reasons, and tend to attribute differences to malice.
The ideological Turing Test probably suffers from differences in language usage and style. It’s the difference between understanding the theory, and being able to impersonate a style convincingly.
As for EY’s article, I think he needs to update on the evidence for bedrock differences in people’s values. Just because someone is a hero in their own story, doesn’t mean they’re not evil in mine. And certainly, vice versa.
So let’s come right out and say it—the 9/11 hijackers weren’t evil mutants. They did not hate freedom.
That’s just silly. They do hate freedom—by what I mean by freedom, and by what EY means by freedom.
From the article:
This effect was reproduced in studies by Jonathan Haidt. Liberals don’t mimic conservative ideology as well as conservatives can mimic liberal arguments. They just can’t see the reasons, and tend to attribute differences to malice.
This is related to the ideological Turing Test, as well as the LW post Are Your Enemies Innately Evil.
The ideological Turing Test probably suffers from differences in language usage and style. It’s the difference between understanding the theory, and being able to impersonate a style convincingly.
As for EY’s article, I think he needs to update on the evidence for bedrock differences in people’s values. Just because someone is a hero in their own story, doesn’t mean they’re not evil in mine. And certainly, vice versa.
That’s just silly. They do hate freedom—by what I mean by freedom, and by what EY means by freedom.