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In reply to the discussion: Trump voters are upset because people are calling them stupid. [View all]jmbar2
(4,978 posts)Consider what George Lakoff has to say.
Conservatives and progressives have two different moral hierarchies. Their's is the strong, authoritarian father. Ours is the nurturing family. Mental frames are hardwired into our brains over time. When you challenge them to understand the other side, their brains are not capable of processing that information.
There are ways to get through to them. Here is a link to a a detailed discussion of the cognitive bases for the great divide. It's about one hour, but a good investment of time:
Conservative Moral Hierarchy- Lakoff
https://soundcloud.com/user-253479697
The hardest right will not change. But there are those in the middle that can be helped to understand. We have to start by not calling them stupid.