ZZZapatistian t1_jay1wme wrote on March 4, 2023 at 11:16 PM

Not because Right leaning people are stupid, as Blue leaning people seem to think.

Right leaning people are more willing to reject the government/academia/media story of America because they understand the falsity of that story.

Post modern America is about stories and narratives and morals of stories, not underlying truth. Either because the truth is unknown, even though it is certain (COVID).

COVID is an example of this -- COVID truth regarding mask wearing is unclear. Source of virus is unclear.

Brokenspokes68 t1_jay9c2u wrote on March 5, 2023 at 12:13 AM

I rejected the falsity of your education.

[deleted] t1_jayopxi wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:20 AM

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mindfu t1_jaz5ds3 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Reality is about the underlying truth.

If you want to be in step with reality, you have to want to be in step with the best evidence and expert review you can get.

There is no certainty, but you're better off digging for something that's observable rather than believing the real world doesn't matter. Or worse, that aspects of the real world outside yourself can change and be in step with whatever your favorite story is.