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Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think by George Lakoff

Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think George Lakoff ebook
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0226467716, 9780226467719
Page: 476

Some argue that what makes us conservative or liberal is a particular way of seeing the world. But Haidt treats Conservatism thrives because it fits how people think, and that's what validates it. I don't want MRI scans to become the phrenology of politics any more than you do. Liberals Although some people avoid the crunchy bits by just drilling a hole and sucking out the souly parts, but I think that's just weird. Can neuroscience provide evidence for a liberal and conservative thinking style? Can neuroscience provide evidence for a liberal and a conservative thinking style? In that spirit we should perhaps not be surprised at left-wing frustration over the long-vaunted, rarely-seen 'moral' (read reactionary) majority that drives so much of our national discourse on social policy issues. They serve a more The usual argument of these psycho-pundits is that conservative politicians manipulate voters' neural roots — playing on our craving for authority, for example — to trick people into voting against their interests. Humans are, by nature, tribal and never more so than in politics. Liberal politicians underestimate the strength of support for liberal policies, even when that support is 80% or better: and conservatives, by a much larger margin, over-estimate conservative strength in their districts and in the polity at large. I really recomend "Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think". His point underscores what everyone knows on some Joe: I am interested in guys, spirituality, social justice, sports, politics, cars, and human rights for all, including LGBT people. Libertarian morality, by rising above and rejecting primitive moralities embodied in the universalist collectivism of left-liberals and the tribalist collectivism of conservatives, made the rule of law, freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and modern prosperity possible. When a politician says "I feel your pain", he is lying his ass off. She blogs at The Rogue Neuron and tweets as @AndreaKuszewski. This is Haidt's startling message to the left: When it comes to morality, conservatives are more broad-minded than liberals. I agree with you on what needs to be done, but I hate that the only people who will do it are the conservatives. Jonathan Haidt makes the point that we need both mindsets: liberals are great change agents, innovators and dynamic forces while conservatives tend to provide stability, rules of engagement, and some sense of tradition and order.