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In general, do you think people choose their political orientation based on emotional needs?
I would say that there is a powerful element of it in there; though I think it is more strongly indicative of lefter-leaning, with the heavy emphasis on the won't somebody think of the chilllldrun motif.
In general, do you think people choose their political orientation based on emotional needs?
Yeah that is some of it, but the political right does it as well, it is just with their perspective of issues. The moral life, the one that upholds the traditions of our society (not just because it works, but because it is good)-these are some of the things the political right can rely upon for the establishment of a political identity that is both just and true.
I would say that there is a powerful element of it in there; though I think it is more strongly indicative of lefter-leaning, with the heavy emphasis on the won't somebody think of the chilllldrun motif.
I would say it's a mix of logic and emotion.
In general, do you think people choose their political orientation based on emotional needs?
I think your lean depends on how much of a dick you are. You can make your own assumption of what a super asshole would be, and what a nice guy would be. That is not for me to put in your mind.
I would have to say that people choose their political orientation based on what they believe in.
Indeed. We lean politically based on our values. Of course, our values are based very strongly on our emotions.
Being real for moment you would realize that being a asshole doesn't detail dealing with realities of the science. Its basically the people that ignore the science and pretend they can do whatever they please to push their will. Be it religious fools or statists, they both have the same basic problem at its root level. They twist their logic around their emotion until they there is no start or finish to it and even they themselves are confused as to which is which.
I find it interesting and a little funny that Henrin so strongly believes that science has such a monolithic voice on the subject of human nature and behavior.
Allow me to add one bit to my posts. What has been learned through history is that emotion will win over logic any day and if you really want the people to follow you dig into their emotions and ignore the logic that will guide the result.
Is that why you are trying to frame your argument in the manner in which you are doing so?
Is that why you are trying to frame your argument in the manner in which you are doing so?
I still think people aren't concerned with the actual working of reality and aren't taking the effort to actual deal in that realm. Thinking that people are merely a clay they shape whichever way they choose even if history and the science behind it says something clearly different. Even still they continue to walk in ignorance towards whatever their heart tells them, like a child and a candy bar. Except this candy bar has been proven to be poison over and over again and was known to be poison even before anyone took a bit by the people that actually studied the chocolate on the candy bar for generations.
From what I seen the logic you speak of is based only the emotion of the argument and not the actual science of what the chocolate on the candy bar is made up of.
Being real for moment you would realize that being a asshole doesn't detail dealing with realities of the science. Its basically the people that ignore the science and pretend they can do whatever they please to push their will. Be it religious fools or statists, they both have the same basic problem at its root level. They twist their logic around their emotion until they there is no start or finish to it and even they themselves are confused as to which is which.
Allow me to add one bit to my posts. What has been learned through history is that emotion will win over logic any day and if you really want the people to follow you dig into their emotions and ignore the logic that will guide the result.
Fiddy has it right. While Cpwill immediately assumed that emotional needs implied a crippled mind, the fact is that the need is as good as its adaption to the situation. A need to feel in control of a situation, expressed through gun ownership is very good in the context of having your house robbed, for example.