Only Four in Ten Republicans Believe Trump Mentioned Biden on the Ukraine Call. Thanks, Tribalism

Source: National Review | October 2, 2019 | Katherine Timpf

Although it’s fine to have a political affiliation, that should never replace your desire for objective truth and knowledge.

A  new poll shows that only four in ten Republicans believe that President Donald Trump mentioned investigating Joe Biden on his phone call to the Ukrainian president — even though Trump himself has admitted that he did.

The Monmouth University Survey was conducted between September 23 and 29, and the results were published on October 4.

Not only is this news itself a problem, but it’s also a symptom of a larger one: For far too many people, partisanship supersedes facts.

It’s true: The majority of people are either for Trump or against Trump, and the side that they’re on is the only thing determining their view of any issue. Many people on Trump’s side have (whether they’re conscious of it or not) simply written off any negative information about him as “Fake News.” With this kind of mindset, why would they ever even bother to click on a headline from, say, the New York Times reporting that Trump had mentioned Biden in the call? There, they might be able to see that Trump had in fact admitted it, but many would never get that far — because they have already decided that the Times is a “Fake News” source, and therefore not worth considering. Also, for the same reason, they might not trust it even if they did get so far as to read it. In short: If it’s favorable to Trump; they believe it. If it isn’t; they don’t.

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Something has to change. We live in a climate where one side hates the other, where it’s impossible to work together, and so much of it is based on perceptions that have no basis in reality. Although it’s fine to have a political affiliation, that should never replace your desire for objective truth and knowledge. After all, reality is going to exist whether you’re aware of it or not — and it’s always best to be able to make your decisions and determinations based on what’s real, rather than on a politically motivated fantasy.

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