View source for User talk:RobSmith/Collection of trolling threads and misuse of source materials

== Sourcing of materials ==

After I definitively showed that there is much unhappiness in Russian using sources that you disliked, do you really want to complain about sourcing? 

I definitely uncovered much unhappiness in Russia at [[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]. 

And this was after you told me how happy people in Russia were. 

This is why I told you several times to move to Russia. It was to shake you out of your stupor. 

Have you ever heard of [[groupthink]]? I believe you have gone deep into the rabbit hole of Russian propaganda. In addition, you excessively read hyper anti-Western and hyper pro-Russia material without sufficient objectivity. 

I suggest balancing out your news consumption ideologically and exercising greater objectivity.  

'''The case for being less partisan/political and being more objective:''' 

The abstract for the journal article [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691617746796 At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives] which was published in the journal ''Perspectives on Psychological Science'' states:

:"Both [[liberal]]s and [[conservative]]s accuse their political opponents of partisan bias, but is there empirical evidence that one side of the political aisle is indeed more biased than the other? To address this question, we meta-analyzed the results of 51 experimental studies, involving over 18,000 participants, that examined one form of partisan bias—the tendency to evaluate otherwise identical information more favorably when it supports one’s political beliefs or allegiances than when it challenges those beliefs or allegiances. Two hypotheses based on previous literature were tested: an asymmetry hypothesis (predicting greater partisan bias in conservatives than in liberals) and a symmetry hypothesis (predicting equal levels of partisan bias in liberals and conservatives). Mean overall partisan bias was robust (r = .245), and there was strong support for the symmetry hypothesis: Liberals (r = .235) and conservatives (r = .255) showed no difference in mean levels of bias across studies. Moderator analyses reveal this pattern to be consistent across a number of different methodological variations and political topics. Implications of the current findings for the ongoing ideological symmetry debate and the role of partisan bias in scientific discourse and political conflict are discussed."<ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691617746796 Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives] by Peter H. Ditto, Brittany S. Liu, Cory J. Clark, Sean P. Wojcik, Eric E. Chen, Rebecca H. Grady, Jared B. Celniker, and Joanne F. Zinger, ''Perspectives on Psychological Science'', May 31, 2018</ref>

Arthur C. Brooks wrote in his article ''Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being'': "A 2012 survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University asked a sample of Americans about their news-consumption habits, and quizzed them about U.S. and international political and economic events. They found that those watching the most partisan television news sources—on both the [[leftism|left]] and the [[right-wing|right]]—were often less knowledgeable about world events than those who consumed no news at all."<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/reading-too-much-political-news-bad-happiness/616651/ Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being] by Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 2020</ref>

*[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721418817755 Psychological Features of Extreme Political Ideologies]

"In this article, we examine psychological features of extreme political ideologies. In what ways are political left- and right-wing extremists similar to one another and different from moderates? We propose and review four interrelated propositions that explain adherence to extreme political ideologies from a psychological perspective. We argue that (a) psychological distress stimulates adopting an extreme ideological outlook; (b) extreme ideologies are characterized by a relatively simplistic, black-and-white perception of the social world; (c) because of such mental simplicity, political extremists are overconfident in their judgments; and (d) political extremists are less tolerant of different groups and opinions than political moderates. In closing, we discuss how these psychological features of political extremists increase the likelihood of conflict among groups in society."

I hope you can see now that being in a self-imposed hyper anti-Western and hyper pro-Russia bubble is not helpful when looking at the world objectively. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:08, October 24, 2023 (EDT)
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== Regarding trolling and incivility ==

Regarding trolling and incivility, consider our recent discussion below and then please look into the mirror. 

:::Why do you behave as such a simpleton? [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 06:35, October 24, 2023 (EDT)
::::RobSmith, even though you founded it, I think you need to consider resigning from [[Team CP]] due to your incivil remark above. It is unfortunate that [[User: NishantXavier]] will be the only remaining member then, but so be it. It's too bad that you aren't more civil. If you had been, you might have gotten more than one person to sign up for Team CP. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 08:30, October 24, 2023 (EDT)
:::::You're simpleton nature is showing again. It's not a pledge to be a doormat for trolls. If you took the Team CP pledge, you wouldn't have to worry about your pettiness and racist attitudes being called out by a fellow member. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 12:30, October 24, 2023 (EDT)

Self-awareness is an important attribute so I hope you examine the above exchange and attempt to use as much self-awareness as possible. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 13:16, October 24, 2023 (EDT)

==Attack page==
This is an attack page and should be deleted per the precedent set at [[:File:Email related to RobSmith.jpg]]. [[User:MayGodBless|MayGodBless]] ([[User talk:MayGodBless|talk]]) 02:29, October 31, 2023 (EDT)