“Common sense” is often celebrated as a virtue, but research shows it can be steeped in bias and lead us astray. A political scientist explores how populist leaders use #commonsense as an ideological weapon: https://buff.ly/4aQE9Ei (@dannagal.bsky.social @udelaware.bsky.social) #polisky
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It doesn't need to be true, only vaguely plausible.
It's feeding resentment, validating hate of knowledge for people who realized in school they were ignorant and illiterate.
It's payback time for dumbness.
I can’t follow you anymore.