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Re:Major Flaws of Human Thinking by otreblatercero on Sunday December 06, 2020 @09:28AM (#25323652)
So you think open minded people support prohibition? and I reckon you are against legalization of drugs. That's why you are open minded.
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Re:Major Flaws of Human Thinking by gfxgirl on Sunday December 06, 2020 @12:28PM (#25324965)
No, I'm open to discussing it, I haven't decided, I've heard good arguments on both sides.

but, in my experience, most people that put "I'm open minded" in a self description are signaling they believe in certain specific policies and they are actually close minded about whether those policies are good or bad. They've already decided they are good and won't consider (have an open mind) to any suggestions otherwise.

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