EvC Forum: WHY MANDATES ARE MANDATORY

Percy writes:

Even if you feel the characterization unfair, the question still arises of why you so often seem to care so little for your fellow man, and often seem to make a special effort to indicate just how little you do care. We live in a society where the better off my neighbor is the better off I am. From your point of view maybe the neighbor forced to move because of health-related expenses is just replaced by another neighbor and maybe you just say, "So what!", but in the broad view every time it happens the quality and vitality of our society slips down a notch.

This exchange reminds me of a useful article that I read regarding political ideology.
Unconscious Reactions Separate Liberals and Conservatives
From Scientific American....

quote:
According to the experts who study political leanings, liberals and conservatives do not just see things differently. They are differentin their personalities and even their unconscious reactions to the world around them. (...)In The Righteous Mind, Haidt identifies several areas of morality. Liberals, he says, tend to value two of them: caring for people who are vulnerable and fairness, which for liberals tends to mean sharing resources equally. Conservatives care about those things, too, but for them, fairness means proportionalitythat people should get what they deserve based on the amount of effort they have put in.

(...)He wants the left to acknowledge that the right's emphasis on laws, institutions, customs, and religion is valuable. Conservatives recognize that democracy is a huge achievement and that maintaining the social order requires imposing constraints on people. Liberal values, on the other hand, also serve important roles: ensuring that the rights of weaker members of society are respected; limiting the harmful effects, such as pollution, that corporations sometimes pass on to others; and fostering innovation by supporting diverse ideas and ways of life.

I realized that NCE was conservative when I talked with him about unionism. Perhaps he feels outnumbered here, where many are more liberal. Plus he may get frustrated that his views are not respected. I tend to get feisty with conservatives but i have attempted to listen to their side of things so as to understand the political climate that we are in better.

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