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Cassandra said:

Well, there are lots of studies which indicate innate differences between the thought processes of Liberals vs conservatives. People who fundamentally change their political affiliation are intriguing for that reason -but rare, as you can see from this poll. I Know I have always had what one might call a "liberal" brain- drawn to change, variety, multi-cultural environments, social justice, new ideas...

Differences in Conservative and Liberal Brains - 2012 Presidential Election - ProCon.org

Studies: Conservatives Are From Mars, Liberals Are From Venus - The Atlantic

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I know it has taken me awhile to respond, but thanks for posting your links. As you can see by my stats, I don't hang out here often.

For example, liberals tend to rate justice higher than loyalty. Conservatives reverse those preferences.

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The above quote was what I was hoping to find more data about, and I really didn't find significant justification to support the statement. I am not necessarily saying it isn't accurate, just not definitively enough for my liking. Of course the psychology of the human mind is not my area of expertise by a long shot.

One of the things in general that I find surprising is that studies such as these are conducted with a very limited number of people who represent a vastly larger group. 50 people or so in some of your links are supposed to represent 50 million or more individuals in the country as a whole. Not very representative at all.

In the end, as a conservative, generally I would not rate loyalty above justice (although I would suspect that you and I would define justice differently). Of no doubt is the pretty obvious fact that conservatives and liberals are of a different mind on a great many things.