Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political tolerance

Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by meowkit on Sunday December 04, 2022 @08:29PM (#33860234)

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.

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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by mancerayder on Sunday December 04, 2022 @09:07PM (#33860540)

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.

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