article: Better-educated Republicans are more likely to doubt global warming and believe Obama's a Muslim

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Black wrote:
For one thing, well-informed or well-educated conservatives liberals probably consume more conservative liberal news and opinion, such as by watching everything other than Fox News. Thus, they are more likely to know what they’re supposed to think about the issues—what people like them think—and to be familiar with the arguments or reasons for holding these views. If challenged, they can then recall and reiterate these arguments. They’ve made them a part of their identities, a part of their brains, and in doing so, they’ve drawn a strong emotional connection between certain “facts” or claims, and their deeply held political values. And they’re ready to argue.

My condolences to anyone who has to work closely with such an individual on a daily basis . . .

Fixed that for ya. My condolences indeed. :biggrin: