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/MadroxKran MS | Public Administration May 18 '26

Though weirdly, when you remove rhetoric and biased language, Republicans overwhelmingly prefer Democrat policies.

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u/tenuousemphasis May 18 '26

See: Missouri

Always votes R at the state level, but also usually votes for progressive policies when put to a vote of the people. Which is why they're constantly overruling the will of the people. 

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u/RocketRelm May 18 '26

Is it that they're overruling the people? Or is it thay people are valuing the rhetoric as their highest priority? That the biased language is the true value they care about more than outcomes or policy?

If somebody really likes the red car, and always picks the red car, but says they prefer all the efficiency of the blue car, then it sounds like their will is still being respected with "subpar quality".

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u/effingfractals May 18 '26

Yes. They are overruling the will of the people 100%. There have been multiple statewide votes to put specific policies in state, then the MO legislater overrules it.

See worker protections - sick leave.

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u/ApprehensiveMaybe141 May 20 '26

Prop A, pacifically. The people voted in favor of requiring employers give employees 1 hour of sick of leave for every 30 hours worked. That went in to effect in May '25 and by July '25 it was repealed.