We also have a bias to imagine that all our enemies are in some sense the same (so there is only one “them”, instead of “them1“, “them2”, “them3”...) Most people are probably bad at imagining that more then two options are possible.
Is that a falsifiable statement and do you have support for it?
By introspection this is false for me, but then I’m not “most people”. However by the same token I would be wary of sweeping generalisations about “most people”.
If someone told me “all my (political) enemies are the same, no significant difference between them”, I would probably consider that person pretty stupid.
Is that a falsifiable statement and do you have support for it?
By introspection this is false for me, but then I’m not “most people”. However by the same token I would be wary of sweeping generalisations about “most people”.
If someone told me “all my (political) enemies are the same, no significant difference between them”, I would probably consider that person pretty stupid.
The technical term is out-group homogeneity.
Starting with all those people whose definition of “right-wing” is so wide that it includes even Bernie Sanders...