Sufficiently bad government can make a large difference, so it’s not irrational to oppose bad ideas. On the other hand, most bad ideas don’t get a chance to take hold. And on yet another hand, if you don’t like something, it’s very tempting to evoke the worst possible consequences and make them seem as vivid as possible.
Sure, it is reasonable to oppose bad ideas and to worry about worst-case scenarios. But when these are objectively low-probability, the reactions of “horror and rage” seem disproportionate.
Sufficiently bad government can make a large difference, so it’s not irrational to oppose bad ideas. On the other hand, most bad ideas don’t get a chance to take hold. And on yet another hand, if you don’t like something, it’s very tempting to evoke the worst possible consequences and make them seem as vivid as possible.
Sure, it is reasonable to oppose bad ideas and to worry about worst-case scenarios. But when these are objectively low-probability, the reactions of “horror and rage” seem disproportionate.