tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post7836482294819281967..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Rujournalist — Supported Sanctions--Lost Electionmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-50361853342963173082015-05-25T14:05:55.529-04:002015-05-25T14:05:55.529-04:00People aren't dealing with "facts." ...People aren't dealing with "facts." They are dealing with perceptions and these perceptions are fueled by propaganda. <br /><br />I spend a lot of time trying to separate fact from perception. It is every difficult. <br /><br />Even the people that have access to the "facts," like clandestine services, gather data selectively and interpret it based on their cultural and institutional cognitive-affective biases of which they are minimally aware.<br /><br />The one fact of which people are reasonably sure is the money in their pocket. That is a major political force in in places where there are reasonably free elections. At certain point people vote their pocketbooks rather than their ideology and perceptions, and that is now happening in Europe.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-22297967251329848572015-05-25T13:31:54.276-04:002015-05-25T13:31:54.276-04:00So if the facts actually support the opposite alte...So if the facts actually support the opposite alternative from what wishful thinking desires, then the election turns out to be about something unrelated. Such is the power of self deception. PeterPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032621777697914182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-40272042249180883102015-05-24T22:20:41.549-04:002015-05-24T22:20:41.549-04:00Sanctions could be a factor, but perhaps not upper...Sanctions could be a factor, but perhaps not uppermost in voters' minds. There is popular discontent in the EU in general over neoliberal policy that is enriching the elites while others either languish are are actually harmed by the policies.<br /><br />The effect of sanctions is adding fuel to that fire but people are upset about the overall economic deterioration rather than specifically focusing on sanctions. Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-59155658311671255022015-05-24T22:14:28.442-04:002015-05-24T22:14:28.442-04:00No indication that concern with Russia had much to...No indication that concern with Russia had much to do with the Polish election. <br /><br />It seems to have been driven by domestic dissatisfaction with the status quo and Poland's relationship with EU that many see as disadvantageous for all but the elite.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-16818341028642678282015-05-24T21:44:04.934-04:002015-05-24T21:44:04.934-04:00Completely incoherent. The current president was h...Completely incoherent. The current president was hurt by Rusophobia and instead the Polish elected a.. bigger Rusophobe. The Russian propaganda is still so inept it is pitiful. PeterPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032621777697914182noreply@blogger.com