Right & Left: Essential Differences & Why

Jonathan Haidt details the differences between Liberals and Conservatives, in matters which pertain to psychological preparations & Morality; and why... When Morality Opposes Justice: Conservatives Have
Moral Intuitions that Liberals may not Recognize
I highly recommend this essential reading-
Published online: 23 May 2007
Excerpt:

"The five foundations are psychological preparations for detecting and reacting emotionally to issues related to harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity.

Political liberals have moral intuitions primarily based upon the first two foundations, and therefore misunderstand the moral motivations of political conservatives, who generally rely upon all five foundations."
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Information the soldier was blocked from adding:May we never forget the importance of "sanctity and purity" or importance of loyalty and respect for the survival of a Free World... And may we never forget that Darfur is a "reminder/ example" of a World who gave up on humanity, too soon... as they evaluated the "harm/care" to suit their own convenience...

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