tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237453259393315460.post8892209347571687722..comments2023-11-03T10:46:56.983-05:00Comments on Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger: I want to understand the Republican base.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046892402290939708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237453259393315460.post-23269401684299848062008-09-29T23:30:00.000-05:002008-09-29T23:30:00.000-05:00Well put, Nelson. Thanks for that. I'll look at ...Well put, Nelson. Thanks for that. I'll look at Lakoff. There is some disconnect between reality and dogma. I assume it may be like how people can put their religion in one "compartment" and their actual beliefs in another, even if they conflict.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046892402290939708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237453259393315460.post-45963151034147116992008-09-29T23:27:00.000-05:002008-09-29T23:27:00.000-05:00My blog, my language. If the language offends you...My blog, my language. If the language offends you more than the events in the county, you need a new perspective.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046892402290939708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237453259393315460.post-54814793444074393082008-09-29T11:39:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:39:00.000-05:00Are you aware that using a term like "douche bag" ...Are you aware that using a term like "douche bag" detracts from your message and offends your female readers, don't you?<BR/><BR/>An intelligent man only uses foul language when he can't think of a better word. Self defeating behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237453259393315460.post-38857694738608848272008-09-28T01:06:00.000-05:002008-09-28T01:06:00.000-05:00I've been recently interested in this too.The best...I've been recently interested in this too.<BR/><BR/>The best explanation I've seen so far is George Lakoff's Dont Think of an Elephant. There he explains that conservatives have a Strict Daddy view of government. Like a good strict daddy, the President should protect against intruders at all cost. That means going to war is always OK if it's for safety. Like a good strict daddy, the government should instill self-discipline. He does this by not giving rewards for nothing(?) (Healthcare, Social Security, any entitlement program). A good strict Daddy also does this by instilling good Christian moral values (abortion, prayer/Creationism in schools). And a good strict Daddy would never tolerate two daddies (homosexuality).<BR/><BR/>And there you have it. This model explains in one way or another every conservative position. <BR/><BR/>This is why you can talk to a conservative for years confronting them with fact after fact, and the cognitive dissonance only gets stronger and stronger. They're always for war/belligerence in world affairs, they're always for imposing their religious beliefs on the rest of society, and they're always against any kind of social program. Lakoff says about 35-40% of the US population have this model. <BR/><BR/>If that is so, for a Democrat to win, he/she must get 50 of the remaining 60-65 percent. That's why it's so hard for Democrats to win.Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168659716980028654noreply@blogger.com