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“I’ve asked Manuela a million times to put the short glasses in front and tall ones behind.” “Does it matter?” “It’s crazy reaching around a tall glass to get a short one.” “Good lunch?” Alex asked to change the subject.
The nuance here of a couple's common real life is a wonderful example of brilliant prose!
“maneuver, responding to any criticism or atrocity with “but what about [X]?”, pointing to someone else’s wrong to excuse or downplay the issue at hand.”
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
“Moral licensing is a cognitive quirk whereby doing something “good” gives a person psychological permission to do something bad afterward without feeling immoral.”
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
“Conservative talk shows and podcasts actively cultivate this intimacy. Listeners often describe hosts like Tucker Carlson or Ben Shapiro as if they’re dependable friends “telling it like it is,” a dynamic seen clearly in podcast fandom.”
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
“A metaanalysis covering 515 studies across 38 countries (over 250,000 participants) found that greater intergroup contact consistently correlates with lower prejudice”
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
“It’s a sobering dynamic: a media ecosystem that drapes itself in the mantle of righteousness, defending God, country, and freedom, yet, in practice, often preaches a gospel of resentment over mercy. The data and studies above paint a clear picture of how algorithmic amplification, parasocial loyalties, fallacious arguments, and distorted moral framing all interlock to produce an audience high on indignation and low on compassion.”
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
― Conservatism: America's Personality Disorder
Steven’s 2025 Year in Books
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