Most of us thus believe we are less biased than other people, less racist, less prone to conform, and less prone to be influenced by advertising. Yet, while good at spotting bias and prejudice in others, we are routinely blind to it in ourselves.*As they say, read the whole thing.
Addendum: Also from the article: "Asked to pick out photographs of people likely to support the same political party as themselves, they pick more beautiful people than they do for supporters of an opposing party." Actually, I am of the belief that people who share my conservative (classically liberal) views are, on average, less attractive. And they tend to have bigger asses (again, on average). I fully recognize that this is likely an irrational belief (the first anyway, the second re big butts is probably true). I maintain it (the belief) however, to balance my belief that Democrats bathe less often...on average.
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