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Loving your team so much the facts have to sit on the bench.
means A fixed loyalty to one side of a political or ideological divide, strong enough to shape which facts you accept.
from From 'partisan,' which came through French 'partisan' from Italian 'partigiano' — a member of a 'parte,' a faction or party (ultimately from Latin 'pars,' part). It first meant a loyal fighter for one side in war or politics, often a guerrilla devoted to a cause; the abstract noun 'partisanship' followed to name that same fierce, side-taking loyalty applied to everyday political life.
- origin
- from partisan, a guerrilla fighter for one side
- brain science
- triggers same reward circuits as winning money
- irony
- both sides agree the other side is the problem
- cure rate
- facts rarely change minds once identity is attached