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buybuydandavis comments on Politics Discussion Thread January 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 03 January 2013 01:09:20AM *  4 points [-]

but it seems on current evidence to be that a lot of people are mindkilled about whether or not politics is in fact a mindkiller.

Maybe the "mindkiller" business is largely a rationalization for the opposition to political discussion, and not the motivation for the opposition.

Some people like having their ideas questioned in a group, some don't. Mindkiller talk is a convenient rationalization for those who don't like it to pressure those who do like it to shut up.