[MD] Is ideological thinking hard wired?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>:

> Khaled Alkotob quoted a news article:
> 
> ..."The work grew out of decades of previous research suggesting that 
> political orientation is linked to certain personality traits or styles of 
> thinking. A review of that research published in 2003 found that
> conservatives tend to be more rigid and closed-minded, less tolerant of 
> ambiguity and less open to new experiences."
> 
> dmb says:
> I have a copy of that 2003 review around here somewhere. Please notice what 
> was reviewed in 2003; "decades of previous research". That's a mighty heap 
> of data. Its not the kind of thing one should toss aside just for the sake 
> of civility. I mean, ignoring a pile of facts that big is something only a 
> conservative could do.

Anybody care to bet if any of those who collected "a mighty heap of data"
considered themselves conservative?

Ignoring the fact that the U.S. has seen no decrease in the national poverty rate
after spending 11 trillion dollars since the beginning of the War on Poverty is
something only a liberal could do. So don't talk to me about being "rigid" and
"closed-minded." 

Platt



  



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