With Malice Toward Some: How People Make Civil Liberties Judgments
by George E. Marcus
2021-02-03 06:03:37
With Malice Toward Some: How People Make Civil Liberties Judgments
by George E. Marcus
2021-02-03 06:03:37
How do citizens faced with a complex variety of considerations decide whether or not to tolerate extremist groups? Relying on several survey-experiments, the authors identify and compare the impact on decision making of contemporary information, long...
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How do citizens faced with a complex variety of considerations decide whether or not to tolerate extremist groups? Relying on several survey-experiments, the authors identify and compare the impact on decision making of contemporary information, long-standing predispositions, and enduring values and beliefs. People react most strongly to data about a group''s violations of behavioral norms and the implications for democracy of the group''s actions. The authors conclude that democratic citizens should have a strong baseline of tolerance yet be attentive to and thoughtful about current information.
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