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Originally Posted by MattyC
A good reason not to pigeon-hole people into one category based on a single political stance. IE: Being for free education = pinko commie basterd. Or being against bloated government spending = hardline, soulless capitalist. Regardless of what you believe about anything else.
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It's one of the most frustrating things that can infect any discussion (as it so often does here). Instead of rational discussion based on the merit of any point, it is VERY common to hear responses that basically boil down to the following:
"You only think that because you are (liberal/conservative)"
"You have too much bias! You (liberals/conservatives) are always like that."
"Just another example of (liberals/conservatives)!"
People are so grossly entrenched in partisanship. Just look at Fuzz's comments above. Might he have liberal bias? Sure. But you don't actually make any point at all when you say "Liberal bias! Your perception is based on bias!" when it's more valuable to actually address the point of view based on merit.
Everyone has a certain bias on every issue, so why we continue to comment on bias like it's a detractor to the argument is beyond me. So lazy.