Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to...
by marmetio on Sunday December 04, 2022 @06:13PM
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Can you explain dialects of power? There seem to be a lot of unrelated topics that use the same terminology.
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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to...
by meowkit on Sunday December 04, 2022 @08:29PM
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Not OP, but dialectics not dialects. Here's how I interpret it:
The phrase dialectics of power is framing the concept that a lot of a political discourse is centered around arguments of who has power, and who doesn't.
Its superficial arguing. "Oh no, X has won the house that means the future of Y is in peril!" instead of discussion around why X won the house or why idea Y is something we want in our future.
Much of this line of thinking is about making sweeping assumptions about policies, and what groups of people/political organizations believe and support.
Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to...
by mancerayder on Sunday December 04, 2022 @09:07PM
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Talking in the context of power relations seems inherently combative a form of discourse. If you feel you're up against someone with a differing viewpoint on a topic and it's so because of their different power vantage, you are going to what: either fight argumentatively or lecture to the person in front of you that they're naughty and need to see it. It doesn't seem productive.
Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to...
by rgrieselhuber on Sunday December 04, 2022 @09:35PM
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As it plays out in the US, the discussions are framed in terms of two-sided issues, where the only real option is to choose one of those sides: Republican vs. Democrat, Capitalism vs. Socialism, Pro-Vax vs. Anti-Vax, etc.
It's almost taboo to suggest that these enforced dichotomies aren't really helping anyone but that they do seem remarkably well-suited to preserving the status quo.