Those damn other guys! A bunch of brainwashed sheep blindly listening to anything Otherside News tells them, never checking the actual facts. Nothing but traitors trying to ruin our country, those other guys. The silent majority in our country sees through their hateful lies. Our-guys wave incoming!
Then someone makes a sound argument why side x is wrong on issue a, and side x is in denial. Then someone makes a sound argument why why side y is wrong on issue b, and side y is in denial. Then a sane person recognizes that while one side may be worse then another, they are both terrible. Then they realize, that the political system is, so rigged that side z, even though it is right on 90% of the issues has very low chance of winning. Then they realize that there's no point to this completely terrible excuse of a political system, saves up their money retires at the age 35, builds their energy efficient home, grows their own food, enjoys their life, and wait for the political system to destroy society, or reform. Some say the sane person is enjoying life this very minute.
@@niensaddestofthesad8151 uh no! You noughts started it, damn you bribed the referee didnt you? That's why he jet giving us fouls, we never started a brawl, jack just fell on James he did, it not that jack found his wife with James so he felt like he had to beat up James, its not like that at all, James is in the hospital for his own clumsiness, the referee should've never given you that penalty, we would've won if you foul creatures of the night hadn't cheated.
It's true. I like football and i am arsenal fans. When Arsenal have foul, i think it's not foul. Even though it's clearly a foul. But it's five year ago and now i know that is bias 😁
@@littlerooky When its Messi and Ronaldo, Messi fans bring up ballon d'or to prove he is GOAT and Ronalo fans bring up UCL and both fanbases become toxic with Pessi and Penaldo comments but there are people who appreciate both
"If you are emotionally attached to your tribe, religion or political leaning to the point that truth and justice become secondary considerations, your education and exposure is useless. If you cannot reason beyond petty sentiments, you are a liability to mankind." - Chuba Okadigbo
@@hammer12482 That's a wrong question. Genocide is never moral no matter who you choose to save on the other hand. Being cautious of them and prevent such people from assimilating when they show no signs of assimilation into the pluralistic society is not immoral. People get what they deserve, casting yourself out of their company or casting them out of yours cannot be immoral since you did try to give them an olive twig at first.
Something I've always said. Don't identity with a political group or ideology. Just describe your beliefs as they are or use terms that fit in with your beliefs exactly.
Love Orwell but this is BS. Power corrupts people AFTER they've obtained it. Think about it, when you're poor and powerless why would anybody care to bribe you or tempt you with a reward for wrongdoing? Once you're rich and powerful EVERYBODY will try to win you over and the temptation to accept the invitations is overwhelming, beyond normal human limits. Not being corrupt while being in power is really an extraordinary feat and vastly underappreciated.
“Every group holds things sacred. Every group values the truth. And when truth and the sacred conflict, every group throws truth under the bus.” - Jonathan Haidt Haidt wrote an entire book on this concept called "The Righteous Mind" and has done a few TED Talks himself.
The main problem is that sometimes, information is purposely with withheld from the general public. Whether for our own good, national defence, etc. But it causes the people to be unable to be objective as they literally do not have enough information. Another problem is the stifling of scientific studies in disputed areas because "they don't matter". Identifying political bias is easy. Explaining it without facts is hard. Scrutinizing it without data is even harder.
A degree of trust in your elected delegate is required. It is not physically possible to look after your own affairs and be up to date on what your government is doing. That's why we elect representatives who are supposed to do this for us. Problems arise when the voting public will happily support terrible decisions because those decisions were marketed to them through cunning election campaigns and tribalism.
What is "good", "correct", "justice", and the "moral thing to do" will always be subjective depending on the person. It's when people fail to see the subjectiveness of these things do we get conflict.
@Christian Kroemer Of course I'm referring to more moral grey area things but even murder is subjective to some but due to the obvious harms it does to one party while giving little to no benefit, it's more so objectively wrong (but it goes to show that even something so wrong can be subjectively okay to some). Subjective does not mean acceptable, subjectivity is the reason for one's actions, but it is not a justification of the action. I'm just trying to say that under morally grey circumstances, understanding one another is much better than jumping to conclusions.
I mean I guess good things would be to benefit others. Things like murder and other vile crimes hurt one party so that's I guess a sort of objective definition. Other things that are in a moral grey area require rigorous thought.
This was such a thought provoking video. I am having my finals of the semester this month , but after I am done with them I would really like to further research this topic!
If partisanship can significantly affect thinking on objective questions like mathematics, imagine its effect on people’s gullibility to fake news and exaggerated claims.
What you are saying, then, is that you are applying the label "fake news and exaggerated claims" to situations that have no objective answers. That makes you a biased censor. You get to decide? No, not if there's no objective answer.
indians need to see and ponder this right now before the real damage is irrversible...our politicians are making us more divisive and contradictory. as ted ed signified the result may get catastrophic when bot te parties thinks 2+2= 13 where both are wrong in reality. our present leader is trying its best to mmake us beleive the same just to stay in power and will potentially damage us i9rreversibly. living together in spite of all the difference is beautiful but can get catastrophic if they start to find the contradictions within them
Not really.... India is pretty non biased now... The current ruling dispensation has very less ideologically inclined voters... That's why it took more than 50 years for RW to win for the first time in India... Everyone was basically voting in the name of ideology... In 2014, people realized that "screw ideology, vote for the guy which delivers... " That day all arithmetic stopped mattering... Even today, left cries about EVM tampering (blaming the referee for losing 😂)... But I get their frustration... They actually have a larger number of ideologically inclined voters... The current government literally cruises to victory on the basis of it's non-corrupt implementation of policies...
Good thing I gave up partisanship a long time ago. I have seemed to be tainted by perspectivism as I think both others as well as myself will never be correct on anything.
Abandon ideology. Stop thinking you have to have a concrete view on every single controversial topic - you don't. Accept that you are probably wrong about a lot more than you realize, and so is everyone else. Be skeptical of anyone who is trying to incite fear or anger in you who has the motivation of power or wealth. Be willing to change your views, even if only slightly. Start off your expressions of views with statements such as "at the risk of being wrong" or "given the limited information I've been exposed to, my current thought on this is...". Have ideas, not beliefs. Realize that you have no more authority to declare something as objectively true as anyone else. Look for the good and positive in the people you disagree with. Learn to articulate yourself as precisely as you can. Practice being able to articulate other people's perspectives as well as you can your own.
YES. The answer is YES. And, I agree about the bias thing. Calling out people for being biased in favor of something you DISAGREE with is EASY. Acknowledging you OWN biases, on the other hand...
It's sad that recognition of this occurrence doesn't lead to people's reviewing it within themselves; rather, they employ it to criticise their counterparts, stating that they're the ones who're manipulating the facts. Admittedly, even I do it, I think, although I do try not to do it.
Question EVERYTHING. Be critical. Most of all be especially critical of any groups or ideas you subscribe to. If you can call all the BS on your opponents side but none of your own you're part of the problem.
They won't cause than people will vote less with their emotions and begin to weigh the pros and cons that policy implementation can cause. If that is done than a certain party of bleeding hearts wont have a voting base and even though I like winning there still needs to be a ballance of power jist in case my party of hard life decisions goes off the deep end somehow.
Jonathan Haidt wrote a fantastic book about this exact topic. "The righteous mind". It's all about the origins of partisan thinking, bias and dogmatic behavior. Great read.
Yes. Religion and politics are very similar. Religion is an ideology, same like ideology in politics. You have leader, you have a goal, and you have tendency to protect your comerade when the other religion attacks. And vice versa.
It can apply to any group of people actually, political party, religion, favorite sports team, fandom, any group which a person identifies themselves as being a part of
I think that a good way to solve this "partisanship crisis in politics" might be by changing how our political system work, I mean going to a system with more participation and, in a way, more similar to a direct democracy. In a few words, a system that points to be more pragmatic than dogmatic... Please to anyone who read this, I want him to acknowledge that this is only a possible solution, not an absolute truth...
I heard this was how PETA started? A vet put down animals and felt bad, so she convinced herself loving animals meant killing them because pets were "contaminated"
I remember being in a pub with fellow supporters of by sports team when one of the was sent off. Around the table I was sat cries of “Never!” “I cant believe the ref did that!” I turned to them and said “Of course it is. You’d want that decision if it was the other way.” It’s like the opposite of “Do what you would advise your friend to do.” “What if your opponent said that?”
You can't get rid of partisanship. It's rooted pretty deeply in our primate relatives. Thus it is more than likely also deeply rooted in us. The fundamental principle is simply Us and Them. See Dr. Robert Sapolsky's lectures from Stanford University. They can be found on youtube.
The answer is easy: Politics is something forced, it is an imposition because everyone is forced to make part of the State's deal and forced to make part of the "social contract" (there is no social contract), so let's end the states, no governments, no flags, only men and their properties. Edit: Individualism and Liberty are the answer to reduce conflicts, not forced politics by the state .
That's a hilariously ridiculous. Your ideology is awful, the extreme of modern US culture that facilitated the states neoliberal restructuring by PR professionals which corrupted and contributed to the animosity you embody. You drank the kool aid but think it's liberated you. lol
@@puremercury Either that it it's too succinct for you to understand it. I honestly had to read it twice to make sense of it 7 months later. Should I bother explaining in greater detail or are you here to argue in bad faith?
@@rhyscooper3693 Well, it starts with "That's a hilariously ridiculous" so not great. Also, it totals about 40 words without absolutely no discernible meaning. Just an aimless screed. The OP was correct, and your response was almost gibberish.
The problem is that if one side starts thinking rationally, the other side automatically wins. This actually happened before, but I'm not going to say when was it because it could be that I'm being partisan.
Personally i think this happened in 2016 and is going to happen again in 2020 based off of my observation of my political opponents response to election results and the child like manner they and their politicians carry themselves.
@@SollomonTheWise This is why we're seeing the decline of democracy happening all over the world. It doesn't work if a significant amount of people don't think and act rationally. As much as I hate to admit it, it has become clear that authoritarianism and dictatorships are winning. Just look at how China and Russia are gaining more and more influence and power on the world stage. If the west still refuses to change, which in my opinion it certainly would, we would lose the war on ideologies against China and Russia. The end is nigh.
@@puremercury If you know what I meant then deep down you agree with it, whether you would admit it or not. Sometimes it's more effective to not say things out loud.
"Political scientists traditionally have analyzed the effect of politics on subjective well-being (SWB) at the collective level, finding that more liberal countries report greater SWB. Conversely, psychologists have focused primarily on SWB at the individual level and shown that being more conservative corresponds in greater SWB. We integrate the theoretical foundations of these two literatures (e.g., livability and system justification theories) to compare and contrast the effects of country- and individual-level political orientation on SWB simultaneously. Using a panel of 16 West European countries representative of 1,134,384 individuals from 1970 to 2002, we demonstrated this SWB political paradox: more liberal countries and more conservative individuals had higher levels of SWB. More importantly, we explored measurement as a moderator of the political orientation-SWB relationship to shed some light on why this paradox exists. When orientation is measured in terms of enacted values (i.e., what the government actually does), liberalism corresponds in higher SWB, but when politics is measured in terms of espoused values (i.e., what individuals believe), greater conservatism (whether at the individual or country level) coincided in higher SWB." (The Subjective Well-Being Political Paradox: Happy Welfare States and Unhappy Liberals ) www.researchgate.net/publication/263889192_The_Subjective_Well-Being_Political_Paradox_Happy_Welfare_States_and_Unhappy_Liberals
Correlation doesn't mean casuation. The second question provocates this behavior. It is excluding the fact how to measure gun control in numbers (which units) and what are the groups (different countries, different time frames) and control groups. Crime rate for all crimes or for some types of crime (I wander if frauds and pickpockets are included).
If any KENYAN 🇰🇪 finds this I hope you understand why we can all agree our economy sucks ...but at the same time it's so hard to make a sober political decision in the favour of the economy 😔 it's always about jamii ya ........
For those who are interested, here is the source of the study mentioned. Kahan, D. M., Peters, E., Dawson, E., & Slovic, P. (2013). Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government. Behavioural Public Policy, 1(1), 54-86. doi:10.1017/bpp.2016.2 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2319992 Of course, just because it is published, does not mean it is valid. Always look for the source and verify yourself.
I like to think that someday fundamentalists will recognize the scientific relationship between the greenhouse effect and global warming and that secularists will appreciate the spiritual reasons for not using abortion as birth control. Thus, the effects of reducing carbon emissions and of increasing contraceptive practices would enhance the quality of life on Earth and help ensure our survival as a species.
I know people who will disagree with their spouses, families, friends, coworkers, bosses, neighbours, and God; but will agree with everything the person they've elected into office says and does. I just hope this doesn't continue to worsen
I think another thing that exacerbates political partisanship is the end of the Cold War. When we had the Soviet Union to worry about, people in the US and UK could put aside political differences and be united against the Soviets, but when the Soviet Union ended, everyone needed to find another "other" against whom to differentiate themselves, and so they turned to rival political parties within their own countries.
Human is tribal species so they act like wolf or monkey in nature. Because of that, we seeks the alpha and conflict to lessen your boredom. It give you the adrenaline rush of excitement that you are part of something bigger. Many of them believe they are God messenger and only them see the truth, not only thing that they want to hear to feel good of themselves. There is no greater truth that we will born and die one day no matter what political beliefs we held. Time is constant. That is the ultimate truth of this universe. Everything decay, countries and ideals could be morph into different cultures that we could not recognize anymore.
Exactly whats happing in India right now!! Although people know that the policies the current government is trying to imply is ethically wrong, still they tend to unsee it. Partisanship can be toxic when it challenges moral values.
The only thing I disliked about this video was the use of a circle and a cross. To me it makes it seem like there's a right and wrong side, that there are two teams that are at odds against each other. Politics, tribalism, and partisanship in modern day society doesn't have to be like that. Just because someone sees the world differently than you do doesn't mean that they are necessarily wrong about everything. I would have preferred a square and triangle: showing that different ideas and parties can have differing ideas but also work together. Overall it's a minor complaint to an otherwise amazing video. Thank you TED-Ed for always putting out quality content.
Part 2 of this is that when you set out to “be more analytical” with your intuition, those analytical processes might be more driven by your biases than you’d like to admit. And that one’s much harder to solve.
Remember, this only applies to the other guys.
sarcasm at its best lol
Truth lol
Those damn other guys! A bunch of brainwashed sheep blindly listening to anything Otherside News tells them, never checking the actual facts. Nothing but traitors trying to ruin our country, those other guys. The silent majority in our country sees through their hateful lies. Our-guys wave incoming!
Then someone makes a sound argument why side x is wrong on issue a, and side x is in denial. Then someone makes a sound argument why why side y is wrong on issue b, and side y is in denial. Then a sane person recognizes that while one side may be worse then another, they are both terrible. Then they realize, that the political system is, so rigged that side z, even though it is right on 90% of the issues has very low chance of winning. Then they realize that there's no point to this completely terrible excuse of a political system, saves up their money retires at the age 35, builds their energy efficient home, grows their own food, enjoys their life, and wait for the political system to destroy society, or reform.
Some say the sane person is enjoying life this very minute.
Phew! I almost though we were gonna have to get introspective for a moment.
This is the most aggressive game of tic tac toe I've ever seen.
Its all 100% the crosses fualt!!!
@@niensaddestofthesad8151 uh no! You noughts started it, damn you bribed the referee didnt you? That's why he jet giving us fouls, we never started a brawl, jack just fell on James he did, it not that jack found his wife with James so he felt like he had to beat up James, its not like that at all, James is in the hospital for his own clumsiness, the referee should've never given you that penalty, we would've won if you foul creatures of the night hadn't cheated.
Persian Slashuur yup 😂
why isn't ur comment the most liked comment yet
@@nickolasdiamond5619 No we didn't! You guys started it!
"Politics makes us irrational"
"Uh, no it doesn't."
"Yes, it does."
"No, it doesn't. "
"Yes it does!"
"No it doesn't!"
"YES IT DOES!"
"NO IT DO-"
Repeat ad infinitum
@Adam Filinovich No it isn't.
@@sallyhope2137 Is not!
@@sallyhope2137 No, no, no, no, no!
@Adam Filinovich no I wasn't.
Embrace scepticism. It is not the same as denialism. You can never go wrong when you "trust but verify".
"you can never go wrong" is the least sceptical phrase of all pal LOL
@@GFKCEG Is it not true?
@@fish4225 "its not the same as denialism", im just sceptic
@@GFKCEG It really isn't
www.lexico.com/definition/sceptic
www.lexico.com/en/definition/denialist
@@GFKCEG your denial is itself an absolutism. Or was that just an illconcieved attempt at humor that missed the point of the original message.
Everyone watching this is gonna think it critisises their opponents political ideologies.
True
😂 correct
Yup
A partisan viewer would make that assumption. I prefer to go in with an open mind.
hahaha nice
The sports team analogy was epic!
It's true. I like football and i am arsenal fans. When Arsenal have foul, i think it's not foul. Even though it's clearly a foul. But it's five year ago and now i know that is bias 😁
@@littlerooky yes, its okay to an extend if its game but not with peoples life
This is how I've always seen political parties
@@littlerooky When its Messi and Ronaldo, Messi fans bring up ballon d'or to prove he is GOAT and Ronalo fans bring up UCL and both fanbases become toxic with Pessi and Penaldo comments but there are people who appreciate both
"If you are emotionally attached to your tribe, religion or political leaning to the point that truth and justice become secondary considerations, your education and exposure is useless. If you cannot reason beyond petty sentiments, you are a liability to mankind."
- Chuba Okadigbo
Is genocide immoral to save the enlightened?
@@hammer12482
That's a wrong question. Genocide is never moral no matter who you choose to save on the other hand.
Being cautious of them and prevent such people from assimilating when they show no signs of assimilation into the pluralistic society is not immoral. People get what they deserve, casting yourself out of their company or casting them out of yours cannot be immoral since you did try to give them an olive twig at first.
Śaṅkarācārya what if the genocide is used for saving the enlightened?
I'm just not gonna listen to someone named Chuba Okadigbo
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@@Kube_Dog wtf lol
Something I've always said. Don't identity with a political group or ideology. Just describe your beliefs as they are or use terms that fit in with your beliefs exactly.
👏🏻
It seems we have the same mentality.
I can't identify myself with any political group, I don't fully agree with any of them.
Create your own ideology with your own beliefs
I just watched video showing people acting this way and I was wondering why. Thanks for explaining this.
_"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplice."_
*~ George Orwell*
You're right.
Politics amirite?
Love Orwell but this is BS. Power corrupts people AFTER they've obtained it. Think about it, when you're poor and powerless why would anybody care to bribe you or tempt you with a reward for wrongdoing? Once you're rich and powerful EVERYBODY will try to win you over and the temptation to accept the invitations is overwhelming, beyond normal human limits. Not being corrupt while being in power is really an extraordinary feat and vastly underappreciated.
@@sebastianelytron8450 In some cases, sure, but power usually attracts the easily corruptible or the already corrupted.
I'm sorry, George, but EVERYONE'S CORRUPT!
*remember that you're probably more biased than you think*
*-Ted Ed 2020-*
Thank you so much 🙏, this is made me reflect myself 🙏
The key is to realize both sides are corrupt. Just in different ways.
Yes
Freedom is the freedom to say 2+2 is four...
George Orwell
For some people it's freedom to say 2+2=13
And for me its 2+2=2
In short its the freedom that allows for telling the truth
Fun fact: George Orwell was a Democratic Socialist.
Just putting that out there for...oh, no reason in particular.
:-)
Politican will answer it root 16.
“Every group holds things sacred. Every group values the truth. And when truth and the sacred conflict, every group throws truth under the bus.” - Jonathan Haidt
Haidt wrote an entire book on this concept called "The Righteous Mind" and has done a few TED Talks himself.
The main problem is that sometimes, information is purposely with withheld from the general public. Whether for our own good, national defence, etc. But it causes the people to be unable to be objective as they literally do not have enough information. Another problem is the stifling of scientific studies in disputed areas because "they don't matter". Identifying political bias is easy. Explaining it without facts is hard. Scrutinizing it without data is even harder.
A degree of trust in your elected delegate is required. It is not physically possible to look after your own affairs and be up to date on what your government is doing.
That's why we elect representatives who are supposed to do this for us.
Problems arise when the voting public will happily support terrible decisions because those decisions were marketed to them through cunning election campaigns and tribalism.
Like climate change and gender studies, racism guilt, LGBT; mostly political tools
@@GFKCEG true that
@@GFKCEG what
@@GFKCEG Tinfoil hats on.
this is something i’m cautious of. i know sometimes by personal biases can can distort my perception of reality.
this is what I'm the most afraid of in life
What is "good", "correct", "justice", and the "moral thing to do" will always be subjective depending on the person. It's when people fail to see the subjectiveness of these things do we get conflict.
@Christian Kroemer Of course I'm referring to more moral grey area things but even murder is subjective to some but due to the obvious harms it does to one party while giving little to no benefit, it's more so objectively wrong (but it goes to show that even something so wrong can be subjectively okay to some). Subjective does not mean acceptable, subjectivity is the reason for one's actions, but it is not a justification of the action. I'm just trying to say that under morally grey circumstances, understanding one another is much better than jumping to conclusions.
I mean I guess good things would be to benefit others. Things like murder and other vile crimes hurt one party so that's I guess a sort of objective definition. Other things that are in a moral grey area require rigorous thought.
At least everybody watching this video on RUclips can agree, we're all on the same page!
Unfortunately, those that truly need this video will never find it.
Yeah.
@@landya.9258so Truuu😢
Landy A. Yeah, it’s totally not you or me! We are the good ones!
Nobody realize this is a pun on webpage?
Thank you for pointing out that it is all people and that not only one group does this but all groups
This video is amazing.
Wow.. I expected a war in the comments but so far I'm glad I was wrong
I didn’t expect anyone to be glad about being wrong in a comment section
Because all the heavily biased individuals are certain the video only applies to the opposing side.
I wonder what the answer to the gun control problem was, though.
Well, thank you for making video about this subject. Helpful as always 😁🖒
Superb and incredibly true!
This was such a thought provoking video. I am having my finals of the semester this month , but after I am done with them I would really like to further research this topic!
can we just appreciate the cute art at 4:56!
If partisanship can significantly affect thinking on objective questions like mathematics, imagine its effect on people’s gullibility to fake news and exaggerated claims.
Faux News!
Sadly what is happening in the Ph
What you are saying, then, is that you are applying the label "fake news and exaggerated claims" to situations that have no objective answers.
That makes you a biased censor. You get to decide? No, not if there's no objective answer.
Thanks Ted ed for making this video...
This lesson is worth sharing specially in *india* 🤗🤗
True
indians need to see and ponder this right now before the real damage is irrversible...our politicians are making us more divisive and contradictory. as ted ed signified the result may get catastrophic when bot te parties thinks 2+2= 13 where both are wrong in reality. our present leader is trying its best to mmake us beleive the same just to stay in power and will potentially damage us i9rreversibly. living together in spite of all the difference is beautiful but can get catastrophic if they start to find the contradictions within them
Truuuu bro
I feel proud seeing that there are people realizing this... God bless INDIA
Not really.... India is pretty non biased now... The current ruling dispensation has very less ideologically inclined voters... That's why it took more than 50 years for RW to win for the first time in India...
Everyone was basically voting in the name of ideology...
In 2014, people realized that "screw ideology, vote for the guy which delivers... " That day all arithmetic stopped mattering...
Even today, left cries about EVM tampering (blaming the referee for losing 😂)... But I get their frustration... They actually have a larger number of ideologically inclined voters... The current government literally cruises to victory on the basis of it's non-corrupt implementation of policies...
"Haha, it's true! It's the Other Party that always does that, so I don't have to be introspective and analyze whether I'm guilty of this myself!"
Which defeats the whole purpose of this video
Good thing I gave up partisanship a long time ago. I have seemed to be tainted by perspectivism as I think both others as well as myself will never be correct on anything.
You’re either with me, or you’re my enemy!
Only a sith deals in absolutes.
@@emmittkison2321 that's an absolute...
Thank you Appo
In general yeah
Haha I love quoting bad movie quotes
Politics can make oblivious people to think they know - that's how you gain control
@Adam Filinovich corrected
2:23 explains the "tea" between fans, or should I say, stans.
ok boomer
I feel like this is exactly what is wrong with U.S politics today
You misspelled «world»
@@juanpedronofal4829 You Misspelled
@@juanpedronofal4829 well democratic world
@@alirazi9198 bruh
Abandon ideology. Stop thinking you have to have a concrete view on every single controversial topic - you don't. Accept that you are probably wrong about a lot more than you realize, and so is everyone else. Be skeptical of anyone who is trying to incite fear or anger in you who has the motivation of power or wealth. Be willing to change your views, even if only slightly. Start off your expressions of views with statements such as "at the risk of being wrong" or "given the limited information I've been exposed to, my current thought on this is...". Have ideas, not beliefs. Realize that you have no more authority to declare something as objectively true as anyone else. Look for the good and positive in the people you disagree with. Learn to articulate yourself as precisely as you can. Practice being able to articulate other people's perspectives as well as you can your own.
I agree, thank you!
The leaders know this and use it for their advantaged.
Bad leader
I hope my fellow Filipinos could watch this right now 😢
When you hear metal sword sounds but the swords are wooden.
LOL i noticed that too xD
Yeah! That was odd/funny :)
Yoyo Stoons if you really think it, it makes sence ;)
It's reminding me of current situation in Indian politics. People are going blind and senseless behind a party.
you mean bhakts. they are not people, they are more or less a zombie who could bite anytime. be ready India's doomsday's near!
Andhbhakts at 3:30
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow, we do have both the sides of politically radicalized people over here
@@xbhigyxn when you resort to name calling your opponent, you have lost the debate and standing on a very weak foundation...
@@xbhigyxn completely agree and I also feel india might go through a civil war if people don't wake up.
This video really needs to have more views. These truly are ideas worth spreading.
"I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally."
W.C. Fields
Thanks for this very true video especially after what happened in the US in those last long days
@4:54 is the best moment
The biggest problem is that some people just can't understand that it's okay to be wrong at times.
YES. The answer is YES.
And, I agree about the bias thing. Calling out people for being biased in favor of something you DISAGREE with is EASY. Acknowledging you OWN biases, on the other hand...
It's just like what the Joker said
"We live in a Society"
hi dio. onision is onion?
How about another joke, Murray?
But is it a society we live in?
Therein lies the problem. 😡
I was just thinking about this the other day and now TED has a video, awesome.
It's sad that recognition of this occurrence doesn't lead to people's reviewing it within themselves; rather, they employ it to criticise their counterparts, stating that they're the ones who're manipulating the facts. Admittedly, even I do it, I think, although I do try not to do it.
This is why I have a combination of both Conservative and Liberal values, because both sides can have very, very, very hardcore opinons.
What good timing TED-Ed 🤨😉
You have to love science for such studies! And Ted-Ed for sharing them!
BEFORE starting the video, my short answer is: yes, just like religion. Bring on your arguments Jay!
The sound effects are AMAZING!!
Much needed video when there's chaos among Indian politic's polarization.
I've been seeing this allot in the comment section. Mind shedding some light to someone like me who comes from a different culture.
To get an idea, Look for TIMEs magazine divider in Chief
Question EVERYTHING. Be critical. Most of all be especially critical of any groups or ideas you subscribe to. If you can call all the BS on your opponents side but none of your own you're part of the problem.
This should be taught in schools before you even step out for college
They won't cause than people will vote less with their emotions and begin to weigh the pros and cons that policy implementation can cause. If that is done than a certain party of bleeding hearts wont have a voting base and even though I like winning there still needs to be a ballance of power jist in case my party of hard life decisions goes off the deep end somehow.
individual are unique. common value is important. as common sense brought us together. people feel united with common intuition.
I'm calling it: if humanity ever destroys itself - this will be the underlying reason!
Through out the history, it always has been an influential factor, whether its a major or minor one.
Jonathan Haidt wrote a fantastic book about this exact topic. "The righteous mind".
It's all about the origins of partisan thinking, bias and dogmatic behavior.
Great read.
Group think, letting someone else thinking for you, saves you from sticking out or having to provide the energy needed for thinking for yourself!
*YES. MOST DEFINITELY!*
Can religious beliefs can do the same as politics.. 🤔🤔🤔
Would be wierd to think that it couldn't do the same.
🤔 i was thinking the same thing
Yes. Religion and politics are very similar. Religion is an ideology, same like ideology in politics.
You have leader, you have a goal, and you have tendency to protect your comerade when the other religion attacks. And vice versa.
@@darnit1944 I agree on all points. This logic can be expanded to any set of beliefs though.
It can apply to any group of people actually, political party, religion, favorite sports team, fandom, any group which a person identifies themselves as being a part of
I think that a good way to solve this "partisanship crisis in politics" might be by changing how our political system work, I mean going to a system with more participation and, in a way, more similar to a direct democracy. In a few words, a system that points to be more pragmatic than dogmatic...
Please to anyone who read this, I want him to acknowledge that this is only a possible solution, not an absolute truth...
NO! We weren't rational to begin with!
Aaah. Thank god. The comfort of watching another Ted-Ed that I completely agree with...
Puts whole concept of democracy in question.
This is partly why America isn't a democracy but a constitutional republic!
Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch.
Democracy is a means to an end, not the end itself. When liberty and democracy conflict, it is democracy which should take a backseat.
@@SAdventist it’s an oligarchy lmao
내가 틀렸거니 절못했다면은 우기는 것보다는 인정하고 배워나가는 것이 중요한 것 같습니다. 사람의 비이성적인 면을 배우는 유익한시간이었습니다. 감사합니다.
I heard this was how PETA started? A vet put down animals and felt bad, so she convinced herself loving animals meant killing them because pets were "contaminated"
They'll mur der every mammal on earth just to ensure a child can't have a puppy as a pet.
the study at the start was genius!
The timing of this tho....
Exactly
Spot on
True
Thanks for keeping it unbiased.
I think people are generally irrational, and politics is simply an example of that.
So in the end, it's really about the sense of 'belonging'.
Whatever may it be, thanks for reminding me why I don't really like politics
you can make it about something else if you try hard enough
I like how this video just glosses right over the fact that this effect isn't equal across parties in the study. Nice editorializing.
I think they didn’t want to make Democrats think they are immune
That's not the point of the video. The research is available online, anyone can look it up.
I feel happy that I developed thoughts like this on my own.
This is the problem with being a team player. You will support that team even if they are wrong.
Usually yes, but not if the person is a critical thinker and open minded.
Then there is no team at all
رحمة الله ع روح ابوك الي اترجم شكرآ هواي ومن القلب اتمنى تستمر
The reason why I refuse to join any party
dido
I agree.
Love everything about this video. great stuff!
I remember being in a pub with fellow supporters of by sports team when one of the was sent off. Around the table I was sat cries of “Never!” “I cant believe the ref did that!” I turned to them and said “Of course it is. You’d want that decision if it was the other way.”
It’s like the opposite of “Do what you would advise your friend to do.”
“What if your opponent said that?”
Oh my ..
This really applies to Philippines right now.
this animation without audio is dope
You can't get rid of partisanship. It's rooted pretty deeply in our primate relatives. Thus it is more than likely also deeply rooted in us.
The fundamental principle is simply Us and Them.
See Dr. Robert Sapolsky's lectures from Stanford University. They can be found on youtube.
The answer is easy: Politics is something forced, it is an imposition because everyone is forced to make part of the State's deal and forced to make part of the "social contract" (there is no social contract), so let's end the states, no governments, no flags, only men and their properties.
Edit: Individualism and Liberty are the answer to reduce conflicts, not forced politics by the state .
That's a hilariously ridiculous. Your ideology is awful, the extreme of modern US culture that facilitated the states neoliberal restructuring by PR professionals which corrupted and contributed to the animosity you embody. You drank the kool aid but think it's liberated you. lol
@@rhyscooper3693 Your entire comment is nonsense. Not a single coherent criticism or insight.
@@puremercury Either that it it's too succinct for you to understand it. I honestly had to read it twice to make sense of it 7 months later. Should I bother explaining in greater detail or are you here to argue in bad faith?
@@rhyscooper3693 Well, it starts with "That's a hilariously ridiculous" so not great. Also, it totals about 40 words without absolutely no discernible meaning. Just an aimless screed. The OP was correct, and your response was almost gibberish.
@@puremercury hahaha so your answer is "no".
There's no such thing as "correct" in ethics and thereon politics.
Yes this is so true.
The problem is that if one side starts thinking rationally, the other side automatically wins. This actually happened before, but I'm not going to say when was it because it could be that I'm being partisan.
Personally i think this happened in 2016 and is going to happen again in 2020 based off of my observation of my political opponents response to election results and the child like manner they and their politicians carry themselves.
@@SollomonTheWise This is why we're seeing the decline of democracy happening all over the world. It doesn't work if a significant amount of people don't think and act rationally. As much as I hate to admit it, it has become clear that authoritarianism and dictatorships are winning. Just look at how China and Russia are gaining more and more influence and power on the world stage.
If the west still refuses to change, which in my opinion it certainly would, we would lose the war on ideologies against China and Russia. The end is nigh.
You should say what you mean and take your lumps.
@@puremercury If you know what I meant then deep down you agree with it, whether you would admit it or not. Sometimes it's more effective to not say things out loud.
@@boogeyman2036 I am sure I don't agree with you. I want you to state your case plainly.
"Political scientists traditionally have analyzed the effect of politics on subjective well-being (SWB) at the collective level, finding that more liberal countries report greater SWB. Conversely, psychologists have focused primarily on SWB at the individual level and shown that being more conservative corresponds in greater SWB. We integrate the theoretical foundations of these two literatures (e.g., livability and system justification theories) to compare and contrast the effects of country- and individual-level political orientation on SWB simultaneously. Using a panel of 16 West European countries representative of 1,134,384 individuals from 1970 to 2002, we demonstrated this SWB political paradox: more liberal countries and more conservative individuals had higher levels of SWB. More importantly, we explored measurement as a moderator of the political orientation-SWB relationship to shed some light on why this paradox exists. When orientation is measured in terms of enacted values (i.e., what the government actually does), liberalism corresponds in higher SWB, but when politics is measured in terms of espoused values (i.e., what individuals believe), greater conservatism (whether at the individual or country level) coincided in higher SWB." (The Subjective Well-Being Political Paradox: Happy Welfare States and Unhappy Liberals ) www.researchgate.net/publication/263889192_The_Subjective_Well-Being_Political_Paradox_Happy_Welfare_States_and_Unhappy_Liberals
Correlation doesn't mean casuation. The second question provocates this behavior.
It is excluding the fact how to measure gun control in numbers (which units) and what are the groups (different countries, different time frames) and control groups. Crime rate for all crimes or for some types of crime (I wander if frauds and pickpockets are included).
I was expecting more replies like yours. Good job!
This is why I eyeroll whenever politics is mentioned...
If any KENYAN 🇰🇪 finds this I hope you understand why we can all agree our economy sucks ...but at the same time it's so hard to make a sober political decision in the favour of the economy 😔 it's always about jamii ya ........
You chose communism. That's the result.
this info is more important now more than ever
Short answer: yes
Long answer: read the first answer in twenty minutes
For those who are interested, here is the source of the study mentioned.
Kahan, D. M., Peters, E., Dawson, E., & Slovic, P. (2013). Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government. Behavioural Public Policy, 1(1), 54-86. doi:10.1017/bpp.2016.2
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2319992
Of course, just because it is published, does not mean it is valid. Always look for the source and verify yourself.
“It’s like I just want to go home, and then you realize I am home, and it’s the worse feeling ever”
-frost and foxes
The point at 4:50 is very very important.
I like to think that someday fundamentalists will recognize the scientific relationship between the greenhouse effect and global warming and that secularists will appreciate the spiritual reasons for not using abortion as birth control. Thus, the effects of reducing carbon emissions and of increasing contraceptive practices would enhance the quality of life on Earth and help ensure our survival as a species.
Thanks Ted for educating me
Love from india 🇮🇳
I know people who will disagree with their spouses, families, friends, coworkers, bosses, neighbours, and God; but will agree with everything the person they've elected into office says and does. I just hope this doesn't continue to worsen
Your comment aged well
@@reginaldrichmond9485 I know it will worsen, sadly. But I still have hope for the long run :)
I think another thing that exacerbates political partisanship is the end of the Cold War. When we had the Soviet Union to worry about, people in the US and UK could put aside political differences and be united against the Soviets, but when the Soviet Union ended, everyone needed to find another "other" against whom to differentiate themselves, and so they turned to rival political parties within their own countries.
Human is tribal species so they act like wolf or monkey in nature. Because of that, we seeks the alpha and conflict to lessen your boredom. It give you the adrenaline rush of excitement that you are part of something bigger. Many of them believe they are God messenger and only them see the truth, not only thing that they want to hear to feel good of themselves. There is no greater truth that we will born and die one day no matter what political beliefs we held. Time is constant. That is the ultimate truth of this universe. Everything decay, countries and ideals could be morph into different cultures that we could not recognize anymore.
Exactly whats happing in India right now!!
Although people know that the policies the current government is trying to imply is ethically wrong, still they tend to unsee it. Partisanship can be toxic when it challenges moral values.
The only thing I disliked about this video was the use of a circle and a cross. To me it makes it seem like there's a right and wrong side, that there are two teams that are at odds against each other. Politics, tribalism, and partisanship in modern day society doesn't have to be like that. Just because someone sees the world differently than you do doesn't mean that they are necessarily wrong about everything. I would have preferred a square and triangle: showing that different ideas and parties can have differing ideas but also work together.
Overall it's a minor complaint to an otherwise amazing video. Thank you TED-Ed for always putting out quality content.
Part 2 of this is that when you set out to “be more analytical” with your intuition, those analytical processes might be more driven by your biases than you’d like to admit.
And that one’s much harder to solve.
YES.