Something I wrote to my wife to try and explain peoples mentality when it comes to political discourse. Link to the essay is at the bottom. I think its laid out splendidly in the link. Pathos/Logos; Subjective/Objective
Both social conservatives and egalitarian liberals (egalitarians almost by definition) have a more subjective mind. They “feel” therefore it must be true and not just for them but also for you. Libertarians and Classical Liberals have a more objective mind. Something is not true because you “feel” it is. It’s a truism because it is based in logic and proven scientific or mathematical fact.
I would further argue that egalitarian liberals have an even more subjective mind as social conservatives at least for the most part are objectively minded when it comes to economic belief systems. It’s important to keep in mind I am talking about humans in the aggregate and obviously not those biased politically mainly elected and appointed politicians. For either the subjective or objective minded individuals there is a search for a truth. For politicians at large there is not a search for truth but rather one of political expedience.
Here is a brief article that I think sums up the two minds perfectly. We all have both minds but in most one is more prevalent than the other. This helps my very objective mind to rationalize the thoughts of others. The proverbial "bleeding heart".
Both social conservatives and egalitarian liberals (egalitarians almost by definition) have a more subjective mind. They “feel” therefore it must be true and not just for them but also for you. Libertarians and Classical Liberals have a more objective mind. Something is not true because you “feel” it is. It’s a truism because it is based in logic and proven scientific or mathematical fact.
I would further argue that egalitarian liberals have an even more subjective mind as social conservatives at least for the most part are objectively minded when it comes to economic belief systems. It’s important to keep in mind I am talking about humans in the aggregate and obviously not those biased politically mainly elected and appointed politicians. For either the subjective or objective minded individuals there is a search for a truth. For politicians at large there is not a search for truth but rather one of political expedience.
Here is a brief article that I think sums up the two minds perfectly. We all have both minds but in most one is more prevalent than the other. This helps my very objective mind to rationalize the thoughts of others. The proverbial "bleeding heart".
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