The Republican Party views the electorate as one?? When? During primaries? During national elections when they appeal to their base and other supporters.
YOU may view the electorate as one--which is a beautiful, admirable stance--but the Republican Party? Unfortunately, certain political factions within the Republican Party plays on rese…
The Republican Party views the electorate as one?? When? During primaries? During national elections when they appeal to their base and other supporters.
YOU may view the electorate as one--which is a beautiful, admirable stance--but the Republican Party? Unfortunately, certain political factions within the Republican Party plays on resentment and fear against certain "others" who they don't see as part of their voter base. Party politics, on both sides, play off or fear, anxiety, and resentments for political gain. Which is one reason party politics disgust me, and has me focus more on cultural intelligence and cultural growth in the United States. This is part of my work as a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Evolution.
That's not what I claimed nor what I am arguing. It's not just about actual legislation. I'm talking about the messaging in political campaigns that appeal to fear and resentment to strengthen voter turnout mainly in primaries, and in state and national elections.
Since our cognitive hardware is wired with a negativity bias, I understand why such appeals are effective. But it does nothing to decrease the high level of political polarization, especially, again, at the extremes of political discourse.
For more on this theme, see Jonathan Haidt's most recent essay in The Atlantic, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid."
The Republican Party views the electorate as one?? When? During primaries? During national elections when they appeal to their base and other supporters.
YOU may view the electorate as one--which is a beautiful, admirable stance--but the Republican Party? Unfortunately, certain political factions within the Republican Party plays on resentment and fear against certain "others" who they don't see as part of their voter base. Party politics, on both sides, play off or fear, anxiety, and resentments for political gain. Which is one reason party politics disgust me, and has me focus more on cultural intelligence and cultural growth in the United States. This is part of my work as a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Evolution.
Name one piece of legislation or policy where the Republican party has created a carve out for a particular ethnic group.
That's not what I claimed nor what I am arguing. It's not just about actual legislation. I'm talking about the messaging in political campaigns that appeal to fear and resentment to strengthen voter turnout mainly in primaries, and in state and national elections.
Since our cognitive hardware is wired with a negativity bias, I understand why such appeals are effective. But it does nothing to decrease the high level of political polarization, especially, again, at the extremes of political discourse.
For more on this theme, see Jonathan Haidt's most recent essay in The Atlantic, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid."