Do You Think Rationally?
If you read this blog post to the end, you will have read one unlike any I ever have written. My goal is not political. I am using China only because the subject is current and likely to have some emotional resonance with most people. The blogpost's genesis can be traced to my discussion with someone who regards any unflattering talk about the Chinese as racist, as attempting to elevate those who subscribe to “traditional American values,” and as denigrating everyone non-American. For that reason, here I have chosen to cite only liberal, “progressive” sources for the data about China to which I refer. Most of what follows merely are my literal quotes to information readily available to you from the URLs and webpages listed. I must underscore, again, that I am not writing this as a political statement, but rather as a way to encourage you to think about general emotion-charged pro- or anti- opinions that you automatically entertain. You see, as a psychologist, I a...