Itwouldbeenlighteningtobeabletostudythe
sociallifeofotherspeciesofHomo,sayacomplete
diverseassimila:onimmigrants
LEFTANDRIGHTMAYBEA
LEGACYFROMOURPAST
1.  Yetthementalityofthepoli:cal
LeNandRightseemtohavedeep
anddivergentbiologicalorigins.
2.  Researchshowsthathuman
emo:onalorienta:onsandthe
derivedbehaviorsareanunderlying
gene:cpredisposi:ons.
3.  Thereisalotofgene:cvaria:on
thatispolymorphic:physical,
physiological,behavioral—and
poli:csmaybeanother.
IWANTTOPROPOSETHATWEARESTRANDEDINTHEMIDST
OFAMAJOREVOLUTIONARYCHANGE
Sohereisanapproxima:onofthesefourlecture—
whereweareheaded:
Firstlecture…Background.Evolu:onofsociality.It
isourfantas:cwarpingofthebellcurveintotwo
bells—thebimodaldistribu:onofoursocial
gene:csandemo:ons—twomorali:esofhowdo
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(THEPRODUCT)
Third….Howcanwetracktheroleofnatural
selec:onandgene:cs?Doesitrelatetothemoral
altruismandmoralreciprocity?
(THEPROCESS)
Finallytheul:mateques:on…Wheredidthese
twopoli:calmodescomefrom?Wastherea
radicalswitchinoutsocialhistoryorprehistory
thatcomplicatedthedirec:onofthisthingwecall
evolu:onaryfitness?
NoTaxes
DentalCour:ng
Archeology
Eartwor69
TwoSyndromes—HowWeSeeTheWorld?
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Obamacare
Gunrights
X-ratedmovies
Unions
Deathpenalty
Moralmajority
Divorce
Wealthinequality
ThedraN
Defensespending
Welfare
Coalburning
Propertytax
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Deathpenalty
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globalwarming
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Educa:on
Federalhousing
Immigra:on
Pacifism
Evolu:on
Modernart
Deathpenalty
Humancaused
globalwarming
Atheism
Statefunded
Educa:on
Astrology
Picktheanswersto4atrandomandone
couldthenguesshowthepersonvotes
TYPICALEXPECTED
UNIMODALCURVE
UNEXPECTED
BIMODALCURVE
THEINTERESTINGQUESTIONISWHYTHEBIMODALITYOFOURPOLITICALBENT?
Thesearetwogene:cmorphs
Forexamplewecanexplainwhysome:mestherearebimodalheightcurves
—boththeproximateandul:mateexplana:ons
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Nega:vity:
Wealthinequality,Parentalstrictness
Fearsofthreats,microbial,
financial,predatory,criminal,
ambiguousorunexpected.
darkness,naturalselec:on,Sin,
devil’spunishmentetc.
•  62%ofAmericansbelievein
thedevilandthathelivesin
Hell,butisac:veinyourlife.
If the
of quiet nothingness for
eternity doesn’t keep you in
the faith then there are demons
out there helping—these are
bad guys (note that girls aren’t
very threatening) Real nature
is scary enough so Secularists can
guarantee no devils or hobgoblins
TheBigFivePersonalityTraits(OCEAN)
Opennesstoexperience.Degreeofintellectualcuriosity,preferencefornovelty,
preferenceforavarietyofac:vi:esandinterests,learningnewthings,for
policiesthatendorsetolerance,apprecia:onofdiversearts.
Conscien:ousness.Dependability,goodorganizer,aimforachievement,prefers
plannedbehavior,self-disciplined,self-reliant,exac:ng—strictness
Extroversion.Asser:veness,talka:veness,posi:veemo:ons,energy,more
independentofthesocialworld.
Agreeableness.Trus:ngandhelpingnature,compassionateandcoopera:ve,
sympathizewithothersfeelings,rareinofficerschool,criesinmovies.
Neuro:cism.Experiencesunpleasantemo:onseasily,depressionprone,
emo:onalinstability,difficultycopingwithstress,oNenhavenega:vefeelings.
Heritability:Openness57%
Conscien:ousness49%(‘Means’of4recentgene:c
Extraversion54%studieswithverylargesamples)
Agreeableness42%
Neuro:cism48%
(foraclearreviewseeWikipedia“BigFivePersonalityTraits”
SOLITARY
ADAPTEDTO
DIFFERENT
ECOSYSTEMS
BUTSTILLCAN
HYBRRIDIZE
GENESCAN
PLAYAROLE
INBEHAVIOR
SOCIAL
Gene:ccomponentbehindphysiology
HumanEvolu:onaryAdapta:ontoCold
Sherpa
Inuit
OpennesstoNewExperience
Opennessisabroadpersonalitytrait
thatdescribesintellectualflexibilityand
curiosity.Itdenotesbeingexperimental
—arisktakerinone’swayofliving.It
involvesfreedomoflookingatnew
evidenceandentertainingnewideas.
ItoNenincludesthefunoftravel,
dressingdifferently,broadinterestin
theartsandinbooks.
Thisopenandfreeinquisi:venesstends
toproducear:sts,skep:cs,and
scien:sts.Itisthemarkofmostpoli:cal
Liberals.Conserva:vesaremore
resistanttochangeinreligion,poli:cs,
arts,andgeneraltradi:ons.
(FAIRNESS)
Woodstovesin
NorthPolemake
heatcheapfor
theowner,but
thesmoke
increasescancer
riskformany
neighbors.Is
Tammy
proceduralor
propor:onal?
Equalityofproceduralfairness
Equalityofpropor,onalfairness
(Let’ssaythatthegangsneaksinwitha (Let’ssaytheboxesbelongtothe
boxtoseethegame,everybodyhasthe familyofbrothers,thetallestone
loseslirle,theshortonegainsalot)
righttotheirownbox)
Agreeableness—Empathy/Politeness
Peoplevaryintheirsocialskills.That
phenomenonbroadlycrosscuts
poli:cs.Psychologistshaveproposed
thatthisisduetothefactthat
liberalsemphasizeonecoreaspectof
agreeablenessandconserva:ves
another.
Conserva:vesthattendtobehighly
coopera:veandagreeabledoitwith
polishedskillsofpoliteness.
Liberalsthatgetalongwellwith
peopledoitmorefromrela:ng
empathe:cally.
•  Thestandingapproxima:onis
thathalfofallgenesare
expressedinthebrain.Ifthatis
so,thenonewouldimaginethat
thereisalotofpoten:al
varia:oninourbehaviorfrom
gene:corigins.
WhyAreWeSoSensi:veandQuickTemperedAbout
Religion,Sex,AndPoli:cs?ISuspectBecauseAll
ThreeAreReallyAboutMORALITY(poli:csisaboutmorality)
BasicMoralityComesFromWithinDeepReaches
OurCoreExperiencesandProbablyourGenes
ThingslikeEMPATHY
Shermer,Michael,2015.TheMoralArcHenryHolt,NY
Engineers are attracted to
Orderly Exactness, and their
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Ex-LibrarianGregHill
Afantas:clegacy
ThePoli:calRightWingReferstoItselfisConserva:ve
Thatmoduleofconserva:smhasseveral
differentfacetsaroundwhichthatlabelis
used,allemphasizingthestatusquo:
•  Religious,social,financial,legal,sexual,
familyanddressnorms,shouldremain
consistentlytradi:onal.
•  Ourunderstandingshouldnotbe
rigorouslyandconsistentlyques:oned
asinscienceorreviewsofhistoricaland
religiousdocuments.
•  Thereisnothingwronginbeing
theis:callychosenandshouldbe
defendedwithpatrio:smandmilitancy.
ThePoli:calLeNWingReferstoItselfasProgressive
Oursociallifeisprogressingtowardsmore
communitarianchangeinreducinginequali:esof
poverty,class,racism,educa:on,medicine,legal
representa:on,religiousfreedoms,and
especiallybecomingmorehesitantinoureager
pursuitofwar.
Red/Bluepoli:csbypopula:on
AmericanExcep:onalismoftheMoralMajority
•  “IbelievethatgodpromotedAmericato
greatnessnootherna:onhasever
enjoyedbecauseherheritageisoneofa
republicgovernedbylawspredicatedon
theBible.”
•  “Godledinthedevelopmentofthat
document(USCons:tu:on),andasa
result,wehereinAmericahaveenjoyed
204yearsofunparalleledfreedom.”
•  …exceptforafewmillionsof
undesirableswholivehere,butdon’t
looklikeus.
Predominantly
Chris:an
ONenNot
Chris:an
MOONEY
HARRIS
Nega:vity:
Wealthinequality,Parentalstrictness
Fearsofthreats,microbial,
financial,predatory,criminal,
ambiguousorunexpected.
darkness,naturalselec:on,Sin,
devil’spunishmentetc.
Conserva:ve’sBeliefsandAc:onstoHelpMollifyFear
1.Consistentlyretaintradi:onalparerns
2.Theul:matesecurityistoarmyourselfwell
3.Emphasisonscaryandeffec:vepunishment
4.Largeandtechnicallysuperiormilitary
5.Communityorneighborhoodbordersafeguard
6.Outlawanyconceivablethreatstowardyouringroup
7.Fundin-groupstrengths,benefitsandwelfare
8.SecurityisbestrenderedinanAuthoritarian
ladderofunques:oningresponsibilityand
protec:on
9.Supernaturalpersonalandin-groupfavori:sm
10.Individualis:cpropertyovercommunitarianone
11.Schoolisaboutmakingmoneynotabouta
“liberal”educa:onfullofunusableinforma:on
12.Owningabusinessismoresecurethanworking
forsomeone
13.Itisimportanttoworkhardtoincreaseone’s
personaleconomiccollateralnotthatofthegeneral
public
Gunsandthered,white,andblue
Conserva:ve’sBeliefsandAc:onstoMollifyFear
1.Consistentlyretaintradi:onalparerns
2.Theul:matesecurityistoarmyourselfwell
3.Emphasisonscaryandeffec:vepunishment
4.Largeandtechnicallysuperiormilitary
5.Communityorneighborhoodbordersafeguard
6.Outlawanyconceivablethreatstowardyouringroup
7.Fundin-groupstrengths,benefitsandwelfare
8.SecurityisbestrenderedinanAuthoritarianladder
ofunques:oningresponsibilityandprotec:on
9.Supernaturalpersonalandin-groupfavori:sm
10.Individualis:cpropertyovercommunitarianone
11.Schoolisaboutmakingmoneynotabouta
“liberal”educa:onfullofunusableinforma:on
12.Owningabusinessismoresecurethanworking
forsomeone
13.Itisimportanttoworkhardtoincreaseone’s
personaleconomicsta:on
14.Followtheappealforimmortality
15.Praytothesuperhumantobeonyourside
Individualis:cTeaPartyDam
2/3rdsAtheistsareMen
NurtureGenes?
EvangelicalChris:anityMakesaComfortPromise
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Itoffershealth“who..healsallyour
diseases,whosa,sfiedyourdesireswith
goodthingssothatyouryouthis
renewed..Psa.103:3-5
Itofferssecurity“Hisfaithfulnesswillbe
yourshieldandrampart.Youwillnotfear
theterrorofnight,northearrowthat
fliesbyday”Psa.91:2-5.
Itoffersprosperity“youprepareatable
beforemeinthepresenceofmyenemies,
mycupoverflows.”Psa.23-25
Itofferspower“Whateveryouask..”
John14:12-14.
Itoffersimmortalityonthefarsideof
death..”Iamgoingtheretopreparea
placeforyou.”John14:2.
Heaven,AndreaCasali
Figure6.Libertariansarelessconnectedtoothers,includingbothbroadandBghtsocialconnecBons.
Libertariansareadifferent
moral/poli:calslantthan
Conserva:vesorLiberals
IyerR,KolevaS,GrahamJ,DiroP,HaidtJ(2012)UnderstandingLibertarianMorality:ThePsychologicalDisposi:onsofSelf-Iden:fied
Libertarians.PLoSONE7(8):e42366.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042366
hrp://journals.plos.org/plosone/ar:cle?id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0042366
MoBvatedReasoning
Mo:vatedreasoninghaslirletodo
withfindingthetruth,buteverything
todowithbeliefaffirma:on.
Herearepeoplethatmanycri:cal
thinkerswouldlabelasstrictly
mo:vatedreasoners
“Givenmo,vatedreasoninghowdoI
knowIamright?BecauseIam
tenta,ve,andbecauseIunderstand
andrespectuncertainty,scien,ficand
otherwise…Intheend,thenthebestI
cansayisthis:IbelievethatIamright,
butIknowthatIcouldbewrong.Truth
issomethingthatIamdriventosearch
for.NuanceissomethingIcanhandle.
AnduncertaintyissomethingIknowI
neverfullydispel.”
ChrisMoody2012,inConclusionfor
PhyllisSchafley
VladmirUlyanov
RalphNader
RepublicanMind.
BillySunday
Conserva:ve‘Mo:vatedReasoning’
1.Old-earthdeniers
2.Ancientwordstrueauthority(Koran,etc.)
3.Evolu:ondeniers
4.An:-scienceingeneral
5.Warcrimedeniers
6.Deniersofanthropogenicclimatechange
7.ImminentreturnofGodtoearth
8.SuperiorityofIsraelinworldpoli:cs
9.Racialinferiorityandsuperiority
10.Classinferiorityandsuperiority
11.Tradi:onalSatanicevilallaroundus
12.Excep:onalistna:onalism
13.Sin=crime—sociallaw=religiousmorality
14.Atheismintolerable
15.Tradi:onalforbiddenfoodanddress
16.Efficacyofintercessionalprayer
17.Past:messuperiortopresentorfuture
18.Tradi:onalbeliefinspiritsandsouls
19.Militaryac:onshouldbeusedoNen
Liberal‘Mo:vatedReasoning’
1.SoNeningeduca:onalstandardstoincludeall
2.Humansarenotonlyequaltheyareallmadealike
3.IQandrelatedtestsarenoapproxima:onofpeople’s
intellectualability
4.Thereisnosignificantdifferencesbetweenthesexes
5.Therearenodifferencesamongtheraces
6.Otherspecieshaveevolvedbutnotus…
7.Atleasttherehasbeennohumanevolu:onsincethe
IceAge.
8.Homosexualsandmidgetsarenotqueer
9.Thereisnoinnatepredisposi:ontowardcriminality
orreligiosity
10.Stereotype-profilingaccuracydeniers
11.Thereisno‘Mothership’outthereabovethestars
wai:ngforyourspirit….toreturn
12.MostpeoplewantlessAuthoritarianleadership
13.Agedwineismuchbererthanfreshbeer
APersonalityWithaPredisposi:onToward
Aggressive-Militaris:cAc:onisSome:mesFavored
WinstonChurchillvs.NevilleChamberlin
“AllThingsBrightandBeau:ful”
Therichmaninhiscastle,
Thepoormanathisgate,
Godmadethemhighandlowly,
Andorderedtheirestate.
Thetalltreesinthethegreenwood,
Themeadowswhereweplay,
Therushesbythewater,
Wegathereverday.
Hegaveuseyestoseethem,
Andlipsthatwemighttell,
HowgreatisGodAlmighty.
Whohasmadeallthingswell.
VictorianBri:shhymn1848
Anotherviewofthingsthathiscontemporariesthought
ofasgra:fyingandgood
“Webeholdthefaceofnaturebright
withgladness,weoNensee
superabundanceoffood;wedonotsee,
orweforget,thatbirdswhichareidly
singingroundusmostlyliveoninsectsor
seeds,andarethusconstantly
destroyinglife;orweforgethowlargely
thesesongstersortheireggs,ortheir
nestlings,aredestroyedbyotherbirds
andbeastsofprey.”
CharlesDarwin
WCon:ngent,Arbitrary,CapriciousorJustified?World
Hypothesis
“Peoplebelieveinajustworldbecauseit
istoomuchtodwellonthecapriciousness
oftheuniverse.Abeliefinafundamentally
fairworld—aplacewhereyou’reunlikely
tobekilledunlessyou’reagangmember,
unlikelytogobankruptunlessyou’rea
fool,unlikelytoberapedunlessyou’re
“askingforit”—isacomfort.It’sawayof
maintainingthevitalillusionthatwe,the
healthyandprosperous,arenotjustlucky,
butsomehowdeserving.Everyonewants
toliveinajustworld.Ifwehopetoever
getthere,steponewillbeovercomingthe
magicalthinkingthatinsistssuchaworld
alreadyexists.”
DisastrousCrueltyofaJustWorld,NicholasHune-Brown
Mme.PierreGautreau,Sargent1884
JUST?
•  “Facingthetruth—thattheworld
visitsviolenceandpovertyand
discrimina:onuponpeople
capriciously,withlirleregardfor
whatthey’vedonetodeserveitis
muchscarier.Becausethere’s
oNennogoodexplana:onfor
whyanyspecificpersonis
suffering,it’sfarhardertoescape
thefrighteningconclusionthatit
couldeasilybeyounext.”
• 
“Believingthatlifeisfairmightmakeyoua
terribleperson.”OliverBurkemanTheGuardian
Feb32015
ReligionChampionsTheJustWorldHypothesis
“Thefeministagendaisnotaboutequalrightsforwomen.Itisaboutasocialist,an,-familypoli,cal
movementthatencourageswomentoleavetheirhusbands,killtheirchildren,prac,cewitchcraS,
destroycapitalismandbecomelesbians.”PatRobertson,SouthernBap:st
Leader(1930-)
“Therootofmasculineisstronger,andoffeminineweaker.Thesunisagoverningplanettocertain
planets,whilethemoonborrowsherlightfromthesun,andislessorweaker.”JosephSmith,
founderLDSmovement(1805-1844).
“Donotanylongercontendformastery,forpower,money,orpraise.Becontenttobeaprivate,
insignificantperson,knownandlovedbyGodandme…orwhatimportanceisyourcharacterto
mankind,ifyouwasburiedjust.OrifyouhadneverlivedwhatlosswoulditbetocauseofGod?”
JohnWesley,FounderMethodists(1703-1791)..LerertohiswifeJuly15,1774
“Menhavebroadandlargechests,andsmallnarrowhips,andmoreunderstandingthanwomen,
whohavebutsmallandnarrowbreasts,andbroadhips,totheendtheyshouldremainathome,sit
s,ll,keephouse,andbearandbringupchildren”.Mar:nLuther,reformer(1483-1546)
“Iwillgiveuntoeveryoneofyouaccordingtoyourwork’s”JesusofNazareth,Revela:on2:23
BeliefinaJustWorld
(Itisabeliefinsomeuniversalforcethatinsuresmoralbalance,insuchawaythatpersonswho
exhibitgoodandmoralbehaviorwillul,matelyberewarded,whileevilandimmoralac,onswill
eventuallybepunished)
Itunderliestheassump:onsbehindaPerfectAbrahamicDeityandaFallenAngel
Predisposi:onTowardAuthoritarianismIsaMoreCommonElementIn
thePersonali:esofPeopleWhoVoteConserva:veThanAmongLiberals
“Authoritarianismhaslongbeen
understoodtoencompassasetof
personalitytraitsstronglyassociatedwith
aversiontodifferenceanddesirefor
conformitytoprevailingsocialnormsand
properauthority.
Thoughmanyscholarshavelinked
authoritarianismtomanyaZributesand
traits,ahandfulstandout:ageneralmoral,
poli,calandsocialintolerance,anaversion
toambiguityandarelateddesireforclear
andunambiguousauthority.”*
*Abovequotefrom
AuthoritarianismandtheAmerican
Poli,calDividebySociologistsJ.
WeilerandM.J.Hetherington
WestMelbourneChris:anMilitaryAcademy
Perhaps the occupations requiring most non-objectivity in critical thinking are by necessity the
military. AUTHORITY is the artery that allows for a smooth functioning chain of command,
complete obedience is a necessary element. The tree of that authority is carefully programmed
by obvious visual rank-decoration and status. Thus the decisions of action are highly
‘motivated’ by following strict orders.
“You see, in this
kind of world
there’s two
kinds of people,
my friend:
Those with
loaded guns
and those who
dig.
You dig.”
Clint Eastwood
CommunalisBcGulagLaborCamp..Siberia
IntheU.S.Libertariansareforfewregula:ons,
noincometax,totallyfreeenterprise
BrainStructureandPoli:calPredisposi:on
"Inalargesampleofyoungadults,werelated
self-reportedpoli,cala^tudestograymaZer
volumeusingstructuralMRI[magne,cresonance
imaging].Wefoundthatgreaterliberalismwas
associatedwithincreasedgraymaZervolumein
theanteriorcingulatecortex,whereasgreater
conserva,smwasassociatedwithincreased
volumeoftherightamygdala...”*
*RyotaKanai,PhD,TomFeilden,ColinFirth,andGeraintRees,PhD,
"Poli:calOrienta:onsAreCorrelatedwithBrainStructureinYoung
Adults,"CurrentBiology,Apr.7,2011
Amygdala
The amygdala is responsible for
associating emotional states with
sensory input (or later cerebral
processing). It is that beautiful orchestra
we enjoy in the form of what we feel
good about life’s expressions, safety,
certainty, security, comfort, confidence,
etc.
End-of-Days*Ideology(45%Americans)
GreatlyAffectsToday’sPoli:calDecisions
•  NearingRaptureAffects
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Taxlevels
Zoning
GovernmentRegulaBons
EducaBonresources
SoilconservaBon
Globalwarming
Governmentdebt
PolluBon(likesmokepercentage)
PopulaBonregulaBon
FuturegeneraBons
*withinthenext50years
PERMANENT FUND +
EARNINGS AND SAVINGS
COMMUNITARIAN
‘TheDes:nyfor
thisfundisforusandthousandsofour
fellowAlaskansnotjust
forthenextfewyears,butinperpetuity’
High
PFD Distribution
and no Taxes
INDIVIDUALISTIC
PrejudiceontheLiberalLeN(?)
1.  Virtuallyallhumanvaria:onsarenotheritable,butarefromtheenvironment.
2.  TheleNopposestheideaofhumansociobiology—thatconcludes,likeotherspecies
manyofourbehavioralpredisposi:onshaveevolved.(RecallscandalEdwardWilson)
3.  Iden:caltwinsrearedapartdonotillustratethatbehaviorslikeextraversion,
nega:veemo:onally,IQscores,conserva:sm,depression,openness,etc.allhadh2
scoresinthemid-range.
4.  Humanscannotbedefinedintogene:craces,subspeciesoranysubgroups.
5.  Allcriminalscanberehabilitatedwithsufficienteduca:on
6.Punishmentisnotawaytolearnorrelearnsomethings(spanking).
7.Notonlyispunishmentbad,butdoingsobycausingpainisterrible
8.Hun:ng,fishing,meat-ea:ng,etc.aregenerallybadforhumanity
9.  Onlygovernmentstaffshouldownweaponsofviolencethatcankill.
10. Affinitytocertainarts(washboard)isindica:veofcrudenessandun-enlightenment.
11.Governmentsshouldpayforopera,classicmusicconcerts,artschools,etc.
12. Diverseholis:cforcesandalterna:vemedicinesareakindofscience.
13. Genomicaltera:onofdomes:ccropsisunacceptable
DiversePoli:callyConserva:veSub-Categories
(MainlyAboutReturningtoanEarlierCondi:on)
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TRADITIONALISTS—Gobacktotheolddays,smallgovernment,strictlaws,rurallife
MERCANTILE—WallStreet,Corpora:ons,andMainStreet(lowtax,an:-union,etc.
LIBERTARIANWING—Lassezfairecapitalism,noregula:ons,religion,sociallyliberal
CHRISTIANRIGHT—SocialPolicies(Fundamentalistsbuiltaroundbiblicallaw)
TEAPARTY—U.S.Isola:onist,na:onalsecurity,bigmilitary,state’srights,noparks
NEOCONS—interna:onalinterven:on,spreadDemocracyglobally(Iraqwar,etc.)
RULINGCLASS/MONARCHY—Restrictvo:ngrights,supportpowerhierarchies
ProgressiveProgressivePoli:calCategories
Frac:ona:ngWaystoImproveThingsforAllPeople
•  LABORunionworkers,maintenanceworkers,etc.
•  URBANsalariedpeoplewholivedowntown,usepublicservices
•  INTELLECTUALSthewell-educatedorself-educated,well-readwhite-collars
•  SOCIALISTSgovernmenthealthinsurance,re:rement,educa:on,etc.
RECENTMINORITIEStosecondorthirdgenera:ons
•  AFRICANAmericans,NATIVEAmericans,
(Descrip:onsofeachofthese
•  CHRISTIANLEFT,sociallyandfiscallyliberal
Iseasiestdonebydefining
•  JEWISHLEFTsociallyandfiscallyliberal
Theposi:veposi:onofthe
•  LGBT,peoplewithunusualsexualiden::es
nega:veconserva:veone)
•  UNMARRIEDPeople,fiscallydependentonstate
ForthoseofyouwhoAREPredisposedtobeConserva:ves…
•  “Itmaybetruethatlimi:ngtheconsequencesofthreatsismore
manageableanddefinedgoalthanpursingnovelexperiences.Alongthese
linesitiswelltorememberthatrespondingandarendingtonega:ve
eventsisnotthesamethingaslivinginfearofthem.”Infact
conserva:vesareconsequentlyfoundtoscorehigherthanliberalson
subjec:vewell-beingevenaNercontrollingforsocioeconomicstatus.”
Hibbing,J.R.,2014.Behav.BrainSci.37:297-307Averygoodread.
“Moralis:cFallacyPullingLeN”
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TheideologicalleNispronetothekind
ofviewthatmoralis:cbeliefsthat
‘shouldbe’haveagreaterimpacton
assessmentsofreality.Theypushfor
progressandchange.Thingslike…
increa:velyimprovingmoralbehavior
Environmentalmanipula:onsbecause
genesdon’taffectbehavior
Crimeanddissidencearealwayscaused
byouterstructuralreali:es
Menandwomenarereallyjustthe
same.
Tortureandpunishmentareunethical
andneverwork
Therearenoracialdifferences,thereare
notevenraces
Religionshouldsponsorglobalpeacenot
na:onalis:cpatrio:sm
Governmentshouldprotectusnot
individualshavingtoprotectthemselves
“Moralis:cFallacyPullingRight”
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Theideologicalrightacceptsa‘shouldbe’
beliefofaninherentFairness.Themoral
orderisthenaturalorder.Hierarchies
reflectinner,individual,capabili:es—
revealtheworthofthepowerfuland
weak,of‘winners’and‘losers’.Thusthe
rightreligiouslyassumesahightolerance
forinequali:es($).
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Peoplecommitcrimesoutofmoral
weaknessbecausetheylackintelligence
andbelievetheycanescapepunishment.
Itiswrongtoinvertmorality—atheist
abovegod,changingM/F,regula:ng
reproduc:on,environmentalists
priori:zingoverhumancorpora:ons.The
worldisajustplacewhenpeopleget
whattheydeserve,anddeservewhatthey
get.
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