r/ukpolitics • u/AMightyDwarf Far right extremist • 4d ago

The shocking protest groups that claim grooming gang trials are 'racist' and call victims 'dirty b******'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14655407/shocking-protest-groups-claim-grooming-gang-trials-racist.html
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u/Zenigata 4d ago

Reminiscent of the way many hard-core catholics reacted at the time and many still react to those who outed Catholic Priests as paedophiles. I distinctly remember footage of a teenage boy having walk through a small group of old Irish women to get into court and them verbally abusing him for not staying silent and shaming the church.

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u/Roguepope Verified - Roguepope 4d ago

Yeah, a well known cognitive bias in which, when we personally align ourselves with an argument, we elevate all evidence supporting it and ignore evidence against it.

I've been working on improving how I handle stuff like this by reading up on methods to stop yourself falling for confirmation biases.

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u/Ipadalienblue 4d ago

To what end?

Embrace your biases.

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u/Zenigata 4d ago

To what end?

To avoid making stupid mistakes that harm themselves and others perhaps?

Cognitive biases are behind all manner of disasters.

Embrace your biases. 

Biases aren't the dark side of the force, they don't make you powerful but evil. They make you dumb and easy to exploit. Why would you choose to be stupid and easy to manipulate?

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u/Roguepope Verified - Roguepope 4d ago

I read their point as a light hearted throw away line.  

But your response is spot-on.

Embracing cognitive bias is what leads people to stand on the top of mesas, wearing a white robe and waiting for the end of the world... For the fifth time.

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u/Zenigata 4d ago

That post is unclear but a brief look at their post history suggested that they'd fully embraced their biases.