At the end of the classic independent film Reservoir Dogs, the characters end up in a Mexican standoff. The criminal gang’s ringleader, Joe, insists that Mr. Orange is working with the police, even though he is dying on the floor, having been shot during a failed jewelry store heist. Mr. White – the crooks use aliases – insists that Joe is wrong. Guns get drawn. Mr. White demands some proof for Joe’s claim about Mr. Orange. Joe angrily responds, “You don’t need proof when you have instinct!” You can watch the (admittedly brutal) scene here.
This illustrates something we all experience: People disagree about many things for many reasons. Sometimes they have different sources of information. Often, they have different intuitions about shared information. Sometimes, their views are clouded by self-interest. And, frequently, people disagree because a pattern of facts matches their experience, even though they do not have rigorous proof.
Millions upon millions of Americans don't care what happens to Trump. They think his being elected president or being jailed in 2024 won't negatively affect their daily lives because they're incapable of looking at the long-term ramifications. The citizens who actually do care are only getting their BP up, their stomach ulcers bleeding and nerves frayed because the government has attained omnipotent power by convincing emotional reacting people to trade their liberties for perceived safety.
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If Trump doesn't become our next President, and pardon all convicted Jan 6th people, then we are all screwed.
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DeleteI have been saying that, for three years …..
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