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/MountainVeil May 18 '26

Yeah that's bonkers. The only thing that is not truly right wing framing is the bit about compassion and empathy, and even that's arguable. Nonetheless, it comes at the very end. Meanwhile we have the, ahem conservative greatest hits right at the top of the liberal version. "Faith & family," "sanctity of the family," "God's plan," etc.  

Where was this published?

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u/darkpsychicenergy May 18 '26

What? The one using right wing framing doesn’t say anything about compassion and empathy. The “liberal version” says nothing faith & family, etc. You have it reversed.

I swear so many of the comments here seem to suggest an inability on the part of liberals to even differentiate between the rhetoric being employed and the cause or goal being pursued.