Posted on 05/31/2024 8:46:26 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The jury in Donald Trump’s hush-money payments trial has found the former president of the United States guilty of falsifying business records in relation to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The guilty verdict marks the first felony conviction of an American president.
Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Trump called the trial a “rigged decision, right from Day 1.” He is likely to appeal the verdict.
Trump had been facing 34 felony charges stemming from his conduct in the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He faces three other criminal indictments that won’t likely go to trial before the November election. And in 2023, he was found liable for sexual abuse in a civil suit involving writer E. Jean Carroll.
Despite these legal troubles, many Republicans still support Trump and would vote for him as president, even while acknowledging Trump’s faults outside public office or the courtroom. In fact, 56 percent of Republicans say Trump’s sexual misconduct should not disqualify him from running for president.
Republicans typically offer various reasons for supporting Trump, even while recognizing his sexual harassment of women. For example, some suggest that Trump is the victim of a political witch hunt, while others claim Trump’s current trials and charges are a form of election interference.
Why do many Americans continue to support Trump? And are there psychological reasons that explain why people remain supportive of politicians despite their moral or political failings?
“Moral decoupling” is a cognitive process that can explain why some people continue to support leaders in politics, media and sports even when they believe these leaders have significant moral failings outside of their professional vocation.
Moral decoupling is the ability to separate one’s judgments of a person’s moral character from their judgments of that person’s performance or abilities in public office. In simpler terms, it’s the mental process of saying: “I don’t agree with their actions, but I still think they’re effective at their job.”
Moral decoupling can explain why, for example, Woody Allen continues to have a dedicated fan base and receives support within the film industry despite facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Many fans and professionals separate their appreciation for Allen’s movies, such as Annie Hall and Midnight in Paris, from his personal controversies, allowing them to continue supporting and valuing his work while disregarding the allegations against him.
There is some reason to believe that conservatives might be more likely to morally decouple than liberals. People who identify as conservatives tend to think in more narrow terms. That is, conservatives tend to focus on particular issues, seeing them as separate from others, not representative of “who” the person is. Separating issues fulfills a psychological need to see the world in a more clear-cut and orderly manner.
Meanwhile, liberals tend to look at “the big picture.” This explains why, for example, conservatives support politicians like Ron DeSantis, who focuses on specific policies like education and handling of COVID-19, while more liberal people support politicians like Bernie Sanders, who strive for systematic change.
Moral decoupling poses challenges for the future of democratic politics. As voters increasingly separate their judgments of personal morality from political leaders’ effectiveness in office, this trend could normalize misconduct from public officials.
Electors may increasingly justify such misconduct by elected officials, with supporters focusing on the candidate’s stance on a particular issue rather than their ethical values or fitness to hold office. It also reduces the need to hold public officials accountable not just to their office but to the public they serve. Indeed, effective political leaders are ethical leaders.
To address these challenges, it is crucial for members of all societies to foster a political culture that values both effectiveness as well as ethical conduct. Encouraging transparency, accountability and open dialogue about the moral implications of political actions can help mitigate the negative effects of moral decoupling.
Given the cognitive bases for moral decoupling, one way is to promote a more holistic approach to evaluating political leaders so voters can ensure that ethical considerations remain an integral part of the democratic process.
While moral decoupling helps explain why voters continue to support leaders despite their moral failings, it also highlights the need for a balanced approach to political judgment. As democracies evolve, it is essential to recognize the complexities of moral decoupling and work towards a political environment where both ethical integrity and effective leadership are equally valued.
How about I get strifgt to the point... Your post is sheer Bull Shite!
straight
It took two college educated idiots to write this drivel. They can’t admit that Trump is being targeted by the federal government. It’s as obvious as the nose on their face. Biden can take money from communist China but Trump can’t pay a stripper whore to go away? What’s a bigger crime? Trump isn’t the first person to pay off a woman and he won’t be the last. Can we talk about Joe Biden’s daughter’s diary? Moral decoupling? Joe Biden forced his teenage daughter to take showers with him! I’ll take a president who paid off a slut to keep an affair out of the public over a scumbag who raped his daughter. Joe wasn’t asking her to hand him the soap while she was in the shower. I guess you need to stay in college many years to get so ignorant.
I did a find and replace for “Republicans” and “Conservatives” and replaced them with “Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftists”, Trump for Biden, and made small edits. I may have missed a few things, but hey, it was a quick attempt.
I find that this exercise is useful for evaluating Leftist Projection screeds.
‘Moral decoupling’ explains why Biden guilty verdict so easily dismissed by supporters (projection alert)
The jury in Joe Biden’s influence peddling payments trial has found the former president of the United States guilty of falsifying business records in relation to business interests in Ukraine, China, and Russia. The guilty verdict marks the first felony conviction of an American president.
Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Biden called the trial a “rigged decision, right from Day 1.” He is likely to appeal the verdict.
Biden had been facing 34 felony charges stemming from his conduct in the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He faces many other criminal investigations that won’t likely ever happen. And in 2023, he said by his daughter to have sexually molested her/
Despite these legal troubles, many Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftistss still support Biden and would vote for him as president, even while acknowledging Biden’s faults outside public office or the courtroom. In fact, 56 percent of Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftistss say Biden’s sexual misconduct should not disqualify him from running for president.
Moral decoupling
Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftists typically offer various reasons for supporting Biden, even while recognizing his sexual harassment of children and corruption. For example, some suggest that Biden is the victim of a political witch hunt, while others claim Biden’s current trials and charges are a form of election interference.
Why do many Americans continue to support Biden? And are there psychological reasons that explain why people remain supportive of politicians despite their moral or political failings?
“Moral decoupling” is a cognitive process that can explain why some people continue to support leaders in politics, media and sports even when they believe these leaders have significant moral failings outside of their professional vocation.
Moral decoupling is the ability to separate one’s judgments of a person’s moral character from their judgments of that person’s performance or abilities in public office. In simpler terms, it’s the mental process of saying: “I don’t agree with their actions, but I still think they’re effective at their job.”
Moral decoupling can explain why, for example, Woody Allen continues to have a dedicated fan base and receives support within the film industry despite facing allegations of sexual misconduct. Many fans and professionals separate their appreciation for Allen’s movies, such as Annie Hall and Midnight in Paris, from his personal controversies, allowing them to continue supporting and valuing his work while disregarding the allegations against him.
There is some reason to believe that Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftists might be more likely to morally decouple than liberals. People who identify as Conservatives, and various others on the Right tend to think in more narrow terms. That is, Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftists tend to focus on particular issues, seeing them as separate from others, not representative of “who” the person is. Separating issues fulfills a psychological need to see the world in a more clear-cut and orderly manner.
Meanwhile, Conservatives tend to look at “the big picture.” This explains why, for example, Democrats, RINOs, and various other Leftists support politicians like Biden, Pelosi, Schiff, and others, who focuses on specific policies like climate change, abortion, Transgenderism, and handling of COVID-19, while Conservative people support politicians like Donald Trump, who strive for immigration control and proper acquisition and use of military assets.
Implications for the future of the Constitutional Republic
Moral decoupling poses challenges for the future of Constitutionally guided politics. As voters increasingly separate their judgments of personal morality from political leaders’ effectiveness in office, this trend could normalize misconduct from public officials.
Electors may increasingly justify such misconduct by elected officials, with supporters focusing on the candidate’s stance on a particular issue rather than their ethical values or fitness to hold office. It also reduces the need to hold public officials accountable not just to their office but to the public they serve. Indeed, effective political leaders are ethical leaders.
To address these challenges, it is crucial for members of all societies to foster a political culture that values both effectiveness as well as ethical conduct. Encouraging transparency, accountability and open dialogue about the moral implications of political actions can help mitigate the negative effects of moral decoupling.
Given the cognitive bases for moral decoupling, one way is to promote a more holistic approach to evaluating political leaders so voters can ensure that ethical considerations remain an integral part of the democratic process.
While moral decoupling helps explain why voters continue to support leaders despite their moral failings, it also highlights the need for a balanced approach to political judgment. As the Constitutional Republic evolves, it is essential to recognize the complexities of moral decoupling and work towards a political environment where both ethical integrity and effective leadership are equally valued.
Right, and your team supported Bill Clinton
Spare me your so called morality argument
Winner
Thank you for that information regarding the “Russian Collusion” report. The Clintons should have also faced the “election tampering” charges with that too.
Not moral decoupling, just an interest in the truth.
We have a winner already.
I’ve been on a few juries. That judge’s instructions would have had me scratching my head.
The jurors didn’t want to get doxxed and have their lives ripped apart. The left was ready to do that if the jurors went any other way.
Thank you,O Canada,for setting me straight!
The entire world sees this for what it is. Its election interference. That is all. If Trump wasn’t running , there wouldnt be any trials. Normal folks can see the weakness of each and everyone of these cases. Ethical prosecutors wouldnt touch them , lacking evidence of actual crimes. But these are persecutions not prosecutions.
Trump supporters care about his policies, which were (and hopefully will be) highly beneficial to the country they live in. They don’t give a flying frook about “moral decoupling” and other moronic words and concepts that liberals invent every day.
Moral decoupling is when a man of the cloth breaks up a pair of copulating dogs.
This article is a prime candidate for the most clueless rationalization in world history.
It took two college educated idiots to write this drivel.
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When it was called Ryerson, it was a decent college. Toronto MU is a total joke.....
You win Post of the Thread.
I know. Still blows my mind.
BS axe job
Google Scholar, Eugene Y. Chan
Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lCUOWpIAAAAJ
Google Scholar, Ali Gohary
La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Cu4r-c8AAAAJ
OK thanks nice to know
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