45 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 21 Jul \ on: Stacker Saloon
Most of us measure our political correctness relative to some soft consensus about what the political center is. I suspect this consensus center is the most vulnerable part of our political process.
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100 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Jul
Overton window seems to shift left
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14 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 21 Jul
I'd agree. First principles, especially without consideration of large groups, probably sets us somewhere on the right but large groups create a leftward current.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Jul
That is the trend empirically
But maybe it’s the rule of large groups or bureaucracy or organization
Have you heard of Conquest law?
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34 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 21 Jul
No but I can dig it:
  1. Everyone is conservative about what he knows best.
  2. Any organization not explicitly and constitutionally right-wing will sooner or later become left-wing.
  3. The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Jul
Nice find
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