https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Righteous_Mind


https://www.amazon.ca/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion/dp/0307455777

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_Az5nZBBM

Great book attempts to explain why people are divided by politics and religion.

Delves deeply into the nature\nurture (it's both) argument and actually explains why Trump appeals to his base through loyalty, nationalism, and visceral emotions...while the Democrats tout "ideas and abstracts"...but grants each side is actually right and consistent in what they believe in at their core.

Health care, climate change etc are all about very complex ideas that are hard enough to define let alone tackle in civil discussion.

The whole "kneeling in solidarity" over "Black Lives Matter" pits these essentially good ideas ideas against "The Flag" and all that entails.

Its apples against oranges in many cases. Self reliance, stoicism and "<?><)*&( entitlements" vs "we cannot let someone's unfortunate circumstances with their health destroy them financially as well" . Both viewpoints have merit but the perspectives are different.

All in all a great read to try and understand why folks cannot find that elusive middle ground

Last edited by John Voorpostel; 09/26/19 05:05 PM.
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