= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
steven0461 comments on [SEQ RERUN] A Fable of Science and Politics - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (9)
This must have been said before, but when it's specifically about American politics, the metaphor of "blue versus green" standing for "red versus blue versus green-which-is-more-like-blue-than-like-red" can get pretty confusing. If the phenomenon is so common, surely history has many equally vivid examples.
I prefer that he uses something from completely beyond everyone's daily experience, helps keep the discussion about politics in general and its impact on rationality and away from [insert controversial political issue of the week].
Just to be clear, I agree; I was complaining about this specific metaphor applied to the specific domain that I mentioned.
Who said it's specifically about American politics? It isn't even specifically about politics.
Hence "when". I'd say that when the metaphor is used here, more than 10% of the time it's about American politics.