At Yale, we conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals. The results say a lot about our political divisions.

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:34:50 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
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"Keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe from harm is perhaps our
strongest human motivation, deeply embedded in our very DNA. It is so
deep and important that it influences much of what we think and do,
maybe more than we might expect. For example, over a decade now of
research in political psychology consistently shows that how physically
threatened or fearful a person feels is a key factor — although clearly
not the only one — in whether he or she holds conservative or liberal
attitudes."

Conservatives have been pressing the fear button harder and harder.
"Fear is the mind-killer." The question is how to help everyone deal
with their fears. Sometimes humour can help.  Via Paula R.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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