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Eight reasons Conservative MPs keep getting it wrong [View all]
https://www.ft.com/content/8d7d7e0e-8719-11e9-a028-86cea8523dc2?segmentId=5b3cb929-a23e-88ae-662f-4cae036b0deeConservative MPs, the people choosing the shortlist of two candidates, keep making basic factual errors about Brexit. What explains the poor cognition of Britain’s governing class, which, unlike voters, is supposed to grapple with policy detail? Here are some possible explanations:
• Many Tories are cynics faking it.
• The corollary: there is no political advantage in grasping reality if your voters don’t.
• Widmerpoolism.
• An inability to admit past error
• If your genuine beliefs contradict reality, deny reality.
• Denying reality proves your fanaticism to other fanatics.
• Laziness.
• Stupidity and ignorance
• Many Tories are cynics faking it.
• The corollary: there is no political advantage in grasping reality if your voters don’t.
• Widmerpoolism.
• An inability to admit past error
• If your genuine beliefs contradict reality, deny reality.
• Denying reality proves your fanaticism to other fanatics.
• Laziness.
• Stupidity and ignorance
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