Sunday, May 6, 2012

Krugman: Economic Tribalism

ny times  via Memeorandum

quote:
People aren’t very receptive to evidence if it doesn’t come from a member of their cultural community. 
Comment:

Yeah, that's what I mean.  People prefer the conflict, not the solutions.  It just so happens that I don't agree with Krugman's policy prescriptions.  It is true that he is not in my cultural community, but I do read his stuff from time to time.  If he had anything that made sense, I'd say so.  I'm not drinking the kool aid, despite what anybody on his side may claim.  It is either drink their kool aid or else.  There's no toleration for dissent.

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