Bravo Humanitarian Guard. It is an obvious example of the obvious untruth of the concept in some quarters that "All Israelis are evil." My personal crusade has for a long time been battling the increasingly prevalent thought error of overgeneralization. As crusades go, it appears to be stuck on the docks of southern Italy, but I keep try…
Bravo Humanitarian Guard. It is an obvious example of the obvious untruth of the concept in some quarters that "All Israelis are evil." My personal crusade has for a long time been battling the increasingly prevalent thought error of overgeneralization. As crusades go, it appears to be stuck on the docks of southern Italy, but I keep trying.
Of course, by far greater application of the error is now showing up as "all Palestinians are evil" or more specifically "all Palestinians are Hamas." This far into the war, probably more Palestinians are Hamas FIGHTERS, though they well may see themselves simply as The Resistance rather than a proponent of the Hamas Charter, much less a supporter of the 10/6 attack. So when the IDF goes on about how "40% of those killed are Hamas fighters" I tend to carry a particularly large grain of salt--how many are simply fighting as a response to the killing already of their own friends and family?
We see this overgeneralization everywhere. One idiot student says something pro-Hamas and suddenly all the protestors are pro-Hamas and antisemitic. Actually you can't really even claim without specific evidence that someone who shouts a pro-Hamas statement is actually antisemitic. There are multiple reasons for recognizing that Israel's treatment of Palestinians has been harsh without being antisemitic: what you are is anti-any government that treats minorities harshly and their religion/ethnic background really has nothing to do with why you dislike it. I myself think being pro-terrorist is a leap too far but I can understand, though not condone, those in this particular instance who feel differently.
And outside the Gaza context, the overgeneralization is simply part of how we reason nowadays. I don't think all Republicans are stupid, much less evil. I know some perfectly sane Republicans; I admit that where I live I don't encounter many MAGATS. But what we have to condemn is the policies and tactics of the party, not all members of the party itself.
The fascinating thing is that overgeneralization is one of the fundamental thought errors of depressed people. Anyone who has studied or experienced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy knows recognizing this is one of the essential keys to healing. I wonder if ultimately the only people who can refrain from this error are recovering depressives???
I agree absolutely! Too much of the anti-semitism "chant" that we hear from various places - much of it from the Right - in Israel and here - is just that overgeneralization.
Super information, TC - people coming together for a common cause - its an answer to so much of human's stupidity! Apparently the supposed Fourth Estate remains clueless.
Bravo Humanitarian Guard. It is an obvious example of the obvious untruth of the concept in some quarters that "All Israelis are evil." My personal crusade has for a long time been battling the increasingly prevalent thought error of overgeneralization. As crusades go, it appears to be stuck on the docks of southern Italy, but I keep trying.
Of course, by far greater application of the error is now showing up as "all Palestinians are evil" or more specifically "all Palestinians are Hamas." This far into the war, probably more Palestinians are Hamas FIGHTERS, though they well may see themselves simply as The Resistance rather than a proponent of the Hamas Charter, much less a supporter of the 10/6 attack. So when the IDF goes on about how "40% of those killed are Hamas fighters" I tend to carry a particularly large grain of salt--how many are simply fighting as a response to the killing already of their own friends and family?
We see this overgeneralization everywhere. One idiot student says something pro-Hamas and suddenly all the protestors are pro-Hamas and antisemitic. Actually you can't really even claim without specific evidence that someone who shouts a pro-Hamas statement is actually antisemitic. There are multiple reasons for recognizing that Israel's treatment of Palestinians has been harsh without being antisemitic: what you are is anti-any government that treats minorities harshly and their religion/ethnic background really has nothing to do with why you dislike it. I myself think being pro-terrorist is a leap too far but I can understand, though not condone, those in this particular instance who feel differently.
And outside the Gaza context, the overgeneralization is simply part of how we reason nowadays. I don't think all Republicans are stupid, much less evil. I know some perfectly sane Republicans; I admit that where I live I don't encounter many MAGATS. But what we have to condemn is the policies and tactics of the party, not all members of the party itself.
The fascinating thing is that overgeneralization is one of the fundamental thought errors of depressed people. Anyone who has studied or experienced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy knows recognizing this is one of the essential keys to healing. I wonder if ultimately the only people who can refrain from this error are recovering depressives???
I agree absolutely! Too much of the anti-semitism "chant" that we hear from various places - much of it from the Right - in Israel and here - is just that overgeneralization.
Super information, TC - people coming together for a common cause - its an answer to so much of human's stupidity! Apparently the supposed Fourth Estate remains clueless.