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ancianita

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25. I hear you. I myself would rather be a wrong pessimist than a wrong optimist. And so do others,
Mon Aug 5, 2019, 06:04 PM
Aug 2019

when it comes down to decision making.

But don't conflate wishing with optimism around here, or the perspective building that fights against the human tendency of "negative bias." Obama won on hope and change. And the country is better for erring on that side than accepting the dark side of humans as "inevitable."

The negativity bias,[1] also known as the negativity effect, is the notion that, even when of equal intensity, things of a more negative nature (e.g. unpleasant thoughts, emotions, or social interactions; harmful/traumatic events) have a greater effect on one's psychological state and processes than neutral or positive things.[2][3][4] In other words, something very positive will generally have less of an impact on a person's behavior and cognition than something equally emotional but negative. ... it exists in a lot of domains, politics being one.

In politics ... Research points to a correlation between political affiliation and negativity bias [47] [48], where conservatives are more sensitive to negative stimuli and therefore tend to lean towards right-leaning ideology which considers threat reduction and social-order to be its main focus.[49]

Individuals with lower negativity bias tend to lean towards liberal political policies such as pluralism and are accepting of diverse social groups which by proxy could threaten social structure and cause greater risk of unrest.[50]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativity_bias#Politics
Gallup On Guns [View all] ancianita Aug 2019 OP
Gallup is far from the most reliable pollster Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #1
According to 538? 538?? And realclearpolitics.com, eh? Well, then. ancianita Aug 2019 #2
You can always look it up yourself. n/t Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #4
You lose if you make a claim and show no proof. I've at least got polling history in the OP. ancianita Aug 2019 #5
You want proof that Gallup is only B rated at 538? Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #6
Okay, cool. But it's 538, begun in '08. Who rates 538? 538! ancianita Aug 2019 #9
Feel free to rate 538 however you want Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #19
Thank you for your informative post.. with links!! Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #18
it appears it's not up to the people or congress...it's up to the NRA. spanone Aug 2019 #3
Most U.S. Americans can't be bothered enough with guns to own one. hunter Aug 2019 #7
I'd like to believe it. I know how to use a gun but wouldn't own one. Still, the existence of guns ancianita Aug 2019 #11
I've shot and killed and made dinner of animals I've eaten, but not in the 21st century. hunter Aug 2019 #23
Thanks for your story. Fascinating. I remember vets who wouldn't go near firearms, too. ancianita Aug 2019 #26
I only believe polls sarisataka Aug 2019 #8
The trouble with sarcasm online is that there are people who believe elocs Aug 2019 #10
Indeed sarisataka Aug 2019 #14
I have written things and made them so broadly and obviously sarcastic elocs Aug 2019 #16
Most people in the U.S.A. can't be bothered to own a gun, second amendment or not. hunter Aug 2019 #24
Despite what Americans believe, what will this Supreme Court do, elocs Aug 2019 #12
A change in the national situation and total harm done could be weighed against the NRA's tired ancianita Aug 2019 #13
This conservative Supreme Court would make that ruling? elocs Aug 2019 #15
We're more grounded in reality here than a lot of 20-somethings whose cerebra haven't yet developed. ancianita Aug 2019 #21
I've noticed more of a "wishing makes it so" attitude elocs Aug 2019 #22
I hear you. I myself would rather be a wrong pessimist than a wrong optimist. And so do others, ancianita Aug 2019 #25
SCOTUS has ruled sarisataka Aug 2019 #17
Right. So there's room for "well regulating" rulings that support eliminating military weapons, etc. ancianita Aug 2019 #20
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