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political orientation and emotional needs

In general, do you think people choose their political orientation based on emotional

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JohnWOlin said:
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.
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ladies and gentlemen, I present to the courtroom Exhibit A.


remember the old adage: disagree with a conservative and he will think you are foolish. disagree with a liberal and he will think you are mean.
 
megaprogman said:
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 or that these subjects are even a part way figured out or understood, especially now that we can make use of new information from subjects like genetics, neuroimagery, etc.

But besides the point, my hope is that this thread doesn't devolve into silly partisan bickering, such as several posters has already attempted to do. I am hearing some interesting answers and points of view so far.
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the Loft. you wanted the Loft ;)
 
I can only speak for myself...I answered no, I do my best to go by the facts and of course what concerns me personally and what I believe to be right or wrong. Basing decisions on emotion makes for very bad decsions imho
 
cpwill said:
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.
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Right about now the teaparty needs some emotion and to start thinking about someone else besides themselves and whats good for just them
 
more and more i wonder if Haymarket has a second account...
 
Most people are overly-emotional. If you ask someone to explain logically why they feel the way they do, most people simply cannot do it. They'll always fall into some emotional explanation. As soon as someone cannot rationally justify their position, I really stop being interested in why they feel that way.
 
Its a giant mix. Logic, emotion, experiences with the past, and a little bit with how you were parents.
A classic way on how people choose their political orinatiton around where i live is that "that's how my parents are so that is how i am".
 
cpwill said:
for your house yes. g0od governance, however, requires you being just as upset about your neighbors. and I don't think I was suggesting a crippled mind - but one that gave greater weight to immediate emotional pull. that's why women (who tend to be more emotionally guided) vote democrat while men vote Republican.
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So there are not subjects that Conservatives don't give into immediate emotional pull about, really? I guess nobody ever talks about things like welfare cheats, military issues, or nationalism then.

I don't think any of us are exempt from being human.
 
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megaprogman said:
So there are not subjects that Conservatives don't give into immediate emotional pull about, really? I guess nobody ever talks about things like welfare cheats, military issues, or nationalism then.

I don't think any of us are exempt from being human.
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Look at the Incandescent thread for example. The conservatives has identified it as ‘incandescent vs. CFL’ (Which isn’t accurate because it’s actually old incandescing vs. more efficient lamps.) issue. 100% of the conservatives are against banning 100 watt incandescent with the general reason being ‘I don’t like being told what to do’. And they state as they’re being told what to buy when actually it’s you can buy anything but the old style incandescent. So I’m saying that you don’t need an issue like welfare cheats to set off an emotional response.
What I find when it comes to an emotional response relating to political leaning is: Conservatives the most, Liberals next, then a big reduction to Progressives, then the least Libertarians.
 
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