An interesting article

[sleigh]

What makes people -- especially those who on the face of things would seem to be better served by a Democratic administration -- vote Republican?

According to psychologist Jonathan Haidt, it's first because "when gut feelings are present, dispassionate reasoning is rare," and secondly because "tthe less elite groups... were more likely to justify their judgments with talk about respect, duty, and family roles."

I found this to be a very interesting and thought-provoking article. Haidt identifies what he believes the "it" is when Republicans say that "Democrats just don't get it."

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That line had the same effect on me. To look at the "what they do" measure, in this case, is a damning indictment that doesn't live up to its own press, imo. Because what they do (not just what they value) is pretty heinous, in many instances, and those actions grow out of those values.