The confirmation bias is stunning, but why should it be surprising?

[JoeH]

I forget who said/wrote it, but years ago I came across a quote about how among the US public there was a strong streak of egalitarianism that wanted no one to be better than anyone else in terms of education, ability, and so on. Over the years I have observed so many examples that fit that quote, so have to trouble understanding that this idea could gain traction without any facts behind it.