Many people seem to decide to be Democrats or Republicans and then they decide which "camp" of clearly partisan and clearly deceptive proponents to "believe."
This doesn't sound very pragmatic. Instead of "believing" what Leftist or Rightist groups say the unemployment number means, why not just go to the BLS website and look up what it means? Instead of "believing" Rush Limbaugh or Barney Frank about tax revenue, why not just look up what federal tax receipts are?
In the age of information I can't understand why when we have these discussions so many people operate with a set of facts that just isn't accurate. On some issues, especially the economic ones, the facts are available from unbiased sources such as the Fed or the Census Bureau, and clearly point to a conclusion and you see people who for some reason "want" to reach another conclusion and just "decide" to "believe" a different set of facts.
Why do people prioritize political identity over reality? Why?
2007-01-23 06:22:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Because it's easier than thinking, and because finding this stuff out takes time and effort they'd rather spend on other things.
2007-01-23 06:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people are lazy, and prefer to be told what to think instead of researching an issue themselves. Must seem too much like homework or something.
2007-01-23 06:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by Omni D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because without an identity, I am nothing.
I be sure I am always labelled as conservative, I believe absolutely everything Rush Limbaugh tells me.
2007-01-23 06:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are lazy and not too bright. Look who we have as a president for proof of that.
2007-01-23 06:26:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋