> My two cents is that peoples personal politics is never swayed by "knowledge" anyway, just by the experiences they gather throughout life, age and the march towards death being front and center.
I feel like it's important to differentiate between two different factors, and I find it interesting that lots of people don't do this but there are:
* Values
* Policies
I'd describe myself pretty far-left in terms of values. Pretty egalitarian, freedom, I want everyone to have a base level of comfort, and I do think on some level it's the governments job to provide that.
At the same time though, I'm pretty middle-right in terms of economics. It's not that competition and a capitalist distribution of wealth fits my values, I'd probably be much happier on some level if socialism or communism worked, I just don't think they do. I think the best way to get leftist values is through relatively center-right economic policies.
You're probably not going to change my values. There aren't a lot of facts you could put in front of me that would make me stop supporting gay marriage or other typically lefty values. But I am open to almost any argument that lays out how we could achieve those outcomes, and I constantly change my mind about those things.
I feel like it's important to differentiate between two different factors, and I find it interesting that lots of people don't do this but there are:
* Values
* Policies
I'd describe myself pretty far-left in terms of values. Pretty egalitarian, freedom, I want everyone to have a base level of comfort, and I do think on some level it's the governments job to provide that.
At the same time though, I'm pretty middle-right in terms of economics. It's not that competition and a capitalist distribution of wealth fits my values, I'd probably be much happier on some level if socialism or communism worked, I just don't think they do. I think the best way to get leftist values is through relatively center-right economic policies.
You're probably not going to change my values. There aren't a lot of facts you could put in front of me that would make me stop supporting gay marriage or other typically lefty values. But I am open to almost any argument that lays out how we could achieve those outcomes, and I constantly change my mind about those things.