Sorry, two kids in tow, can’t keep up. Both you and TOPPING fall into the trap of seeing binary thinking as a feature of woke, rather than a bug brought in by the ignorant. Binary thinking happens on… (View Post)

OT (and long): Homer-Dixon is one of the most original thinkers out there imo. This is worth reading. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23920997/polycrisis-climate-pandemic-population-connectivity T… (View Post)

Sadly I suspect it is a higher proportion than you or I would like to admit. The cliched Milgram experiments indicate how willing most people are to inflict pain and suffering on others when it is sa… (View Post)

But on your definition many other governments would be defined as terrorists. It can’t just be a statement of disapproval/disgust at their actions, otherwise eg Stalinist Russia would be terrorists. (View Post)

I agree with a lot of what you say about the appearance of bias. One aspect of bias that hasn't come into the discussion yet is the relative prominence of stories from either side. To take one e… (View Post)