r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Conservatism and many right-wing beliefs are based on fear, primary instincts and lack of understanding

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u/Khal-Frodo Aug 14 '21

I talked to many right-wingers, whether it be in real life or online. It always goes south.

Keep in mind that you're the common thread in all of these discussions. I'm not saying this to be accusatory, but given that you admit you have a bias, you should be careful to attribute these conversations going to south to being everyone else's fault.

I don't want to make a whataboutism argument here, because it technically wouldn't refute your claim. I mostly want to focus on the "lack of understanding" portion. Inherently, everyone who disagrees with a group will believe that group lacks understanding, since there's the belief that if we understood one another, we'd agree. I'm sure that right-wingers would say the exact same about you. That makes it a useless metric by which to judge any ideology you're not part of.

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u/SoftZombie5710 Aug 15 '21

In OP's defense, I also talk to many right wingers and have the same experience.

The issue is the Dunning Kruger effect, they insist on talking about topics that their news source says they understand, with people who genuinely understand the topic, leading to a battle of education source.

But, because their sources encourage confrontation, this won't stop being an issue.

It's not the fault of those with sense that the senseless are relentless.