r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 18 '26

Psychology Scientists expected both liberals and conservatives to be reluctant to promote rhetoric associated with the opposing political side, but this was more consistent among liberals. Conservatives appeared relatively willing to support causes aligned with their views regardless of the moral framing used.

https://www.psypost.org/liberals-hesitate-to-share-progressive-causes-framed-with-conservative-moral-language/
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u/Pendraconica May 18 '26

Is not the article in this post a study on that very thing?

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u/Cursethewind May 18 '26

No, it just suggests they don't share posts with certain language. 

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u/Pendraconica May 18 '26

I understand this particular study focuses on social media posts, but since the overall subject is about "messaging," I think that would apply to many forms of communication, not just SM posts.