The point is, if the first answer to a social problem that everyone seems to think of was the right one, then we wouldn't have social problems any more. Instead we get the same cognitive deficiencies leading the way in human thought and a very predictable pattern of behaviour that leads us round and round the same nightmare that has plagued humanity since year dot.
There's this strange feature of human thought where we approach simple problems such as a puzzle game or minor life obstacle with thought and focus as we try to understand the problem as then devise a solution. But when faced with truly difficult problems, with undefined complexities and incomplete data, problems that may well have stood for some time, we try to solve them straight away. We start thinking in terms of solutions immediately, rather that thinking about the problem instead, and, you know, maybe studying it to fix the obvious missing data problem. Which seems like both a sane approach and a doable one. And the harder the problem is, the more likely we are to exhibit this behaviour. This has been empirically demonstrated by cognitive science.
And if your "solution" is easily comprehended, ie, swiftly pinning blame on an easily recognisable and alienable minority, so much the better. That's the kind of idea that gets traction in people's minds. It's simple enough to be understood without any kind of work or thought at all!
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