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r_engine [S] 90 points ago +92 / -2

Yeah that's quite possible. Is there research on that population percentage? Like is that from observing other regimes?

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DoubleEagle 102 points ago +102 / -0

There have been a number of psychology experiments where the researchers will do things like place two identical objects (A & B) on a table. Then they'll have many people in a room, different ratios of controlled and uncontrolled.

Which object is bigger? With the controlled members all saying "B is bigger" and then seeing how the uncontrolled members respond.

These have been done with increasingly ridiculous situations, where it's clear the controlled members are just ridiculous, buy the group mentality still tends to win over most people.

Look how many people will say that a man, in a dress, is actually a woman. Then they'll say toxic masculinity is must end the male abuse of women, then they'll watch a man shatter a woman's skull in a pay-per-view fight and celebrate how progressive it is.

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Luminous_2a 41 points ago +41 / -0

There are FOUR lights!

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bfafpo 21 points ago +21 / -0

Best TNG episode ever.