![]() ![]() It is, he says, as if the left has three taste buds but the right has six. Conservatives have a broader set of six "moral tastes", sharing such concerns but balanced by the binding foundations of loyalty, authority and sanctity. Drawing on everything from advertising to anthropology, he argues that liberals are driven by a morality based on compassion, the desire to fight oppression and, to some degree, fairness. They presume such voters are either stupid or are being tricked.īut the left's real problem, according to Haidt, is that it does not understand the motivations of the right. But many on the left are endlessly baffled as to why working-class voters seem to go against their own interests by supporting conservative politicians, those hated promoters of big business and tax cuts for the rich. This may not sound such a startling statement. And he came to a radical conclusion: conservatives, rather than being victims of bad childhoods or possessing ugly personality traits, were just as sincere as liberals in wanting the best for society. Haidt looked at the usual ways psychologists explained away conservatism, such as strict parents or an overbearing fear of change. ![]()
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