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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 12:25 AM Apr 2016

Honestly the important stages here are not Kübler-Ross but Kohlberg

Kübler-Ross is the "five stages of grief" model (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance), and it's a lot of fodder for snark in GD-P.

A more important (I think) set of stages is Kohlberg's, and it's one that a lot of GD-P is failing. Basically Kohlberg moral stage 1 is incapable of viewing others as autonomous moral agents capable of making decisions. "If only you understood my candidate's position, of course you would support him." In this context, it's the belief that nobody could sincerely support Clinton, and must have been somehow duped, bought off, or ignorant to do so. Hopefully we can soon progress to Kohlberg stage 2, which is basically Rousseau's social contract theory. Too bad we didn't start out there; the primary season might have been a lot more pleasant.

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Honestly the important stages here are not Kübler-Ross but Kohlberg (Original Post) Recursion Apr 2016 OP
Nah. I think it is kind of the other way around - how could anyone believe I could come around to djean111 Apr 2016 #1
This. astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #3
Hillary supporters keep calling us kids and children and condesending remarks like the OP's on bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #2
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Nah. I think it is kind of the other way around - how could anyone believe I could come around to
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 12:41 AM
Apr 2016

supporting a Third Way warmonger? That's pretty insulting, really! And - I won't.
I believe some people sincerely support Clinton. What's amazing is that those people think that I would cast aside my real hatred of what she stands for, and support her too, just because of the letter D.

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
2. Hillary supporters keep calling us kids and children and condesending remarks like the OP's on
Wed Apr 27, 2016, 12:44 AM
Apr 2016

stages of grief. Good Grief.....I believe in the stages of Karma

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