My participation on this list for many years, while very enjoyable for its own sake, is ultimately anthropological, in that I am fascinated by why some people are on the left, some on the right, can they communicate with each other, how do they think about other, and a multitude of related questions. A book has recently come out, "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt, a professor of social psychology at the University of Virginia. I have not read the book, but have read enough about the book to know it addresses many of the issues I think about. Here is the NY Times review: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/books/review/the-righteous-mind-by-jonathan-haidt.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1. One of the conclusions of the book appears to be that "conservatives understand liberals better than liberals understand conservatives," which I have always personally believed to be true, and now I apparently have evidence as opposed to anecdotes. Have any of you read the book or articles about the book and had any thoughts?
David Shemano
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