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[spatialrift47]

"I see liberalism and conservatism as opposing principles that work well when in balance," [Haidt] says, noting that authority needs to be both upheld (as conservatives insist) and challenged (as liberals maintain). "It's a basic design principle: You get better responsiveness if you have two systems pushing against each other. As individuals, we

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[drandomtuba]

I read the article and appreciated it immensely (-:

[spatialrift47]

Excellent! Please share it with others; I think this is an observation that needs greater currency.

[modillian]

[spatialrift47]

Definitely. I feel like I can start to understand some of the conservative tentpoles now. I still feel like some of it is misinformed (opposing gay marriage can't be about protecting an institution that is already being badly abused by hetero marriages), but legitimately valuing other things is not something that should be dismissed out of hand.