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| − | + | *[[Andrew Schlafly]] — [[liberals]] versus [[conservative]]s. | |
| − | *[[Andrew Schlafly]] | + | *[[Neonazis]] — along with other assorted racists, uses this tactic a great deal. (For them, the 'other' is defined on racial grounds.) |
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*In [[Richard Dawkins]]'s eyes, you either agree utterly with him, or you are a frothing-at-the-mouth creationist ecclesiarch who wants to regress civilization to the dark ages. There is no middle ground. | *In [[Richard Dawkins]]'s eyes, you either agree utterly with him, or you are a frothing-at-the-mouth creationist ecclesiarch who wants to regress civilization to the dark ages. There is no middle ground. | ||
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Otherism is the practice, carried out by many groups, of the polarization of opinion and its division into two categories: an "us" group, which normally includes the proponent of an idea, and his or her intended audience, and a "them" group,[1] who are the people who are used as an object for hate or mistrust. It is a classic example of the false dilemma.
Othering starts as early as the schoolyard playground, when "we" won't play with "them" cause "they" have cooties. (This early othering is generally associated with the "them" being a different and scary gender). Teen girls in "cliques" are extremely good at "othering", laying the groundwork for them to pass on such attitudes to their own children.
Proponents of otherism
- Andrew Schlafly — liberals versus conservatives.
- Neonazis — along with other assorted racists, uses this tactic a great deal. (For them, the 'other' is defined on racial grounds.)
- In Richard Dawkins's eyes, you either agree utterly with him, or you are a frothing-at-the-mouth creationist ecclesiarch who wants to regress civilization to the dark ages. There is no middle ground.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29441 lol Onion
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