A new study links conservatism to a greater acceptance of slippery slope reasoning. The evidence suggests this association relies on intuitive thinking and predicts support for harsher criminal sentencing.
  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
    11·
    15 days ago

    I know that it’s important to confirm with rigor observations that seem obvious, but this is the least surprising headline I’ve read in months.

    • calliope@retrolemmy.com
      9·
      15 days ago

      For real!

      I’ve been reading books about politics in the 1990s, and the National Rifle Association convinced millions of people that if Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, all of their guns would be taken away.

      This “slippery slope” thinking led directly to both the Waco siege in early 1993 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

  • glimse@lemmy.world
    9·
    15 days ago

    If it’s a dumb and backwards way of thinking, of course conservatives are more prone to it