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That's fair. But I don't personally think that's the case. Most anti-leftists I have known have no scruples or even much higher level thought other than an extreme hatred of the left, and an arguments-as-soldiers kind of approach. For whenever reason, I've become different from that over time (and I believe many people in the motte, and anti-leftists in the rationalist community as well are more like me than other anti-leftists). I am anti leftist because I care about the truth, not in spite of the truth. It's just hard to meet other anti-leftists like that. Rationalists are rare to meet (where I am), anti-leftists are rare to meet, anti-leftist rationalists are really rare to meet.
Meanwhile, I've been trying to train myself to give zero consideration for the truth for years, and haven't achieved any success. Any pointers from anybody?
Oh sure dude, just write things. Write whatever. I didn't think about what was true for even a second before I started writing this post, I have no idea if it will work or not, but I guarantee it's what you need to do.
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I'm guessing you're being sarcastic, but truly, I have had so many experiences where I go to meet people on some conservative or libertarian meetup, and I'm excited to meet them, but then I find they're just extremely confrontational mindless drones who will jump on board any conspiracy theory, parrot anything they heard no matter how little sense it makes or how likely it is, or champion anyone who likewise wants to own the libs. Whatever it takes to convince themselves just a little more that leftists totally suck. That's not the sort of person I want to be or care to be around anymore.
Sarcastic? Not in the least. I want to fit in with my allies that parrot anything they heard no matter how little sense it makes, instead of counter-productively raging at them. I want to be a part of the solution.
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