tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post2386228286299912722..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Democrats and reading the other sideRon Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-60987353835400905812009-02-20T04:24:00.000-08:002009-02-20T04:24:00.000-08:00to be honest this (fairly small difference) could ...to be honest this (fairly small difference) could actualy be expalined by a narrower conception of "disagree with" ie it may be a more moderate/ liberal Democrat rather than someone who gasp voted for bush-the equivilant on the right might actualy mean someone who voted for Gore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-12174053932009498632009-02-19T15:38:00.000-08:002009-02-19T15:38:00.000-08:00Oh, the standard stereotype is that liberals are m...Oh, the standard stereotype is that liberals are more open-minded. You can argue whether that's a good thing or not, of course; 'open-minded' and 'strong moral principles' don't exactly mesh, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-49955227679052317722009-02-18T07:55:00.000-08:002009-02-18T07:55:00.000-08:00Kudos for posting this!Kudos for posting this!Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-67004860364276877782009-02-17T23:45:00.000-08:002009-02-17T23:45:00.000-08:00As a right winger, I don't read much avowedly left...As a right winger, I don't read much avowedly leftist or liberal material. That said, I think you can do this and still be relatively informed for a couple of reasons.<BR/><BR/>1- Though most liberals will, of course, deny it, schools/entertainment/MSM all tilt left, making it pretty much impossible to avoid a soft left indoctrination in the US w/o completely shutting yourself off from mainstream culture.<BR/><BR/>2- There's just more intellectual variety on the right, which you hinted at. If you read everything from Pat Buchanan to National Review and The Weekly Standard to Reason and LewRockwell to the Steveosphere, you will get every possible angle on social issues, a variety of perspectives on many economic issues along with a number of terrifically contradictory worldviews. Conversely, leftist stuff ranges from standard issue liberal to commie, and the perspectives are often just questions of degree rather than fundamental policy. <BR/><BR/>Of course, it could be that the Bush voters merely read their particular brand of right wing ideology, which would neutralize this. Also, my characterization of left wing media may be wrong, as I read it so rarely. I doubt it, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com