I found this article while I was thinking about how to help my Trump-can-do-no-wrong parents. They are totally unfazed in these past few months--if anything their conviction is stronger now than...
I found this article while I was thinking about how to help my Trump-can-do-no-wrong parents. They are totally unfazed in these past few months--if anything their conviction is stronger now than ever.
A Man is to be cheated into Passion, but to be reason’d into Truth
John Dryden, 1682
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired
Jonathan Swift, 1721
This quote helped me get into the state of mind where I decided to map out the emotions that link with political ideologies. These words are sometimes used (and misused) by political parties. It may help to think about this like a blank canvas that you are filling in with a very fuzzy picture about the world:
Conservatism
Driving Emotions: Loyalty, Forgiveness?, Apathy?
In many ways the conservative mood is the preservation of the status quo. This is probably the most common / baseline political feeling for those who didn't have another dominant mood during their childhood. This could be being Democrat because your favorite parent was Democrat, etc.
Republicanism
Driving Emotions: Pride, Fear
Liberalism
Driving Emotions: Guilt, Shame
Libertarianism
Driving Emotions: Trauma, Distrust
Leftism
Driving Emotions: Sympathy, Anger
Populism
Driving Emotions: Resentment, Hope
Of course, everyone experiences different emotions at some point in their life but I'm thinking in more of a overarching/archetyping social milieu dominant mood. Logic is not the driving force of political ideology. If it was then it would be a science: largely undisputed. The more that an ideology is tied to their identity, the more emotional reasons people need to unfix themselves. If you only provide logical technicalities their brain will only fight harder to shore up their worldview.
More specifically, I found this article while thinking about the potentially multi-generational cycle of these emotions and thinking about what comes after populism. I invite criticism and discussion about any of these ideas and any I have not touched on but which are present in the above article.
I found this article while I was thinking about how to help my Trump-can-do-no-wrong parents. They are totally unfazed in these past few months--if anything their conviction is stronger now than ever.
This quote helped me get into the state of mind where I decided to map out the emotions that link with political ideologies. These words are sometimes used (and misused) by political parties. It may help to think about this like a blank canvas that you are filling in with a very fuzzy picture about the world:
Conservatism
Driving Emotions: Loyalty, Forgiveness?, Apathy?
In many ways the conservative mood is the preservation of the status quo. This is probably the most common / baseline political feeling for those who didn't have another dominant mood during their childhood. This could be being Democrat because your favorite parent was Democrat, etc.
Republicanism
Driving Emotions: Pride, Fear
Liberalism
Driving Emotions: Guilt, Shame
Libertarianism
Driving Emotions: Trauma, Distrust
Leftism
Driving Emotions: Sympathy, Anger
Populism
Driving Emotions: Resentment, Hope
Of course, everyone experiences different emotions at some point in their life but I'm thinking in more of a overarching/archetyping social milieu dominant mood. Logic is not the driving force of political ideology. If it was then it would be a science: largely undisputed. The more that an ideology is tied to their identity, the more emotional reasons people need to unfix themselves. If you only provide logical technicalities their brain will only fight harder to shore up their worldview.
More specifically, I found this article while thinking about the potentially multi-generational cycle of these emotions and thinking about what comes after populism. I invite criticism and discussion about any of these ideas and any I have not touched on but which are present in the above article.