tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post4057516637506542975..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Ronald Reagan Never Could Have Gotten Elected if he Hadn't Been WhiteBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-35008200703755902892012-11-03T09:05:22.965-07:002012-11-03T09:05:22.965-07:00Agree. Please read article below, which brilliantl...Agree. Please read article below, which brilliantly explained the reason for the extreme right's (or left) blindness to reason. <br /><br />"How facts backfire" explains why facts contradicting your beliefs tend to lose out to fabrications that support them. Sadly, like Gaga, we're born this way.<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/<br /><br />Democracy is in dire straits wherever you need to rally people through their faith because they can't be reached by reason.<br /><br />In this respect, whichever candidate wins won't change the dismal political landscape in the U.S. one bit.T. B. Backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842980280213589598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-90459144827143515832012-11-02T21:13:20.272-07:002012-11-02T21:13:20.272-07:00None of them would have been elected if they'd...None of them would have been elected if they'd been openly gay. I know that is off topic, but since no one talked about much in this election I reserve the right to be annoying about it :)ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-8014180848358644462012-10-29T11:13:29.434-07:002012-10-29T11:13:29.434-07:00I agree with your friend...probably because I'...I agree with your friend...probably because I'm "black" too....but there's a REAL difference between racism and reactions to racism. Racism is a system of dominance...not just personal biases.Pelu Maadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187241990265030667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-90865378948007832102012-10-27T13:48:37.987-07:002012-10-27T13:48:37.987-07:00Sununu should have given an interview to Triumph t...Sununu should have given an interview to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog!Mmartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127481961333821341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-45963013544264536552012-10-27T10:12:31.171-07:002012-10-27T10:12:31.171-07:00Good post. I had some of the same thoughts when I ...Good post. I had some of the same thoughts when I first heard Sununu's statement. That sort of thinking is prominent all over the place. I have a black friend, one of the smartest people I know, and he maintains that racism is whites hating blacks illogically. The opposite view he doesn't consider racism. Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com