Originally posted by myth
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I'm a socially-conservative, right-leaning Independent voter who linked to a (probably) left-leaning website. Of course I'm suspicious of all that. But I'm suspicious about everyone and every thing, lol.
There's an all-pervasive myth, sorry about that, that goes, "Everyone's the same, so ..." followed by a statement that low SES kids should do as well on standardized exams, or that right wing nuttery is no more pervasive than its opposite ...
From a false premise, anything can be proven. There's a famous table for that.
TT T
TF F
FT T
FF T
TF F
FT T
FF T
To the extent the "all the same" premise is true, it can be demonstrated, or if false, disproven.
Alex Jones has no opposite number. QED.
Facts generally do line up more on one side than the other.
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