Πολύ ενδιαφέρον κείμενο εδώ:
http://gawker.com/5052329/scientists-explain-why-people-vote-for-republicansΜου φάνηκε πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα η προσέγγιση του ανθρωπολόγου Jonathan Haidt, που στο άρθρο του What makes people vote republicans? αναλύει με όρους ηθικής ψυχολογίας, και λέει:
...conservatism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively inflexible, fond of hierarchy, and inordinately afraid of uncertainty, change, and death. People vote Republican because Republicans offer "moral clarity"—a simple vision of good and evil that activates deep seated fears in much of the electorate. Democrats, in contrast, appeal to reason with their long-winded explorations of policy options for a complex world....
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