Someone I know was telling me about a neuroscience lecture they attended. Apparently there it was pointed out that the Republican brain was more oriented to tribal rules, whereas the Democrat brain was more oriented toward rational rules. I am just reporting, not judging.
A rational mind recognizes both the good and the bad consequences of actions, no matter how well intended.
The Democrat mind does not.
So much for that theory.
“Republican brain was more oriented to tribal rules”
One can sense the liberal perjoritive in that statement. Tribalism is primitive while universal acceptance with out preconceptions is advanced. Yet all I have to do is to read twitter messages about how many ‘cracka asses are gong to be messed up” if they vote for Romney and it tells me just what sorts of folks are really living by “tribal rules”.
Now certain groups may indeed live by “tribal rules”...Jewish folks are very insular, often times for their own saftey. Strong Christians live by tribal rules, yet Christ has made it easy to join “the tribe”...so easy in fact much of the world choaks on that reality.
These researchers may be getting the “tribalism” thingy all wrong. I think all folks behave tribally, but studies may need to be geared towards how easily “tribes” of liberal or conservative mindsets may allow folks to join their particular groups and what sorts of social burdens are placed on the members in maintaining a continuing relationship with their “tribe”!
LOL gleeaikin. LOL
“Pointed out” my ass. It’s just agitprop.