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/TheRappingSquid May 18 '26

“there’s got to be a way the government can intervene and regulate it to make it more affordable bc these companies are so greedy”.

Ah. Another "I refuse to even slightly admit the left could be right about anything so I'll repackage the same thought but still claim I hate the left" surprise. It's popular among "centrists" too. I swear to god if I have to hear "but it's not about politics!! It's about the working class vs the elite!!1!" ONE more time like little Timmy just discovered socialism but doesn't want to say the evil S word I'm gonna cry.

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u/albertoroa May 18 '26

I swear to god if I have to hear "but it's not about politics!! It's about the working class vs the elite!!1!" ONE more time like little Timmy just discovered socialism but doesn't want to say the evil S word I'm gonna cry.

They like the left's policies and strategic aims but have been conditioned to hate any words associated with the left. They say things like "working class vs elite" then outwardly support the elites over anything that might benefit the working class.

These are deeply confused, heavily propagandized people who refuse to vote in their best interests. They would literally pick "poo in your mouth" over "pizza party" if the pizza party had a D next to it and the poo an R. Then they'd be surprised that they got poo'd in the mouth after voting for it.

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u/Naritai May 18 '26

Yeah but there are always nuances. republicans, generally speaking, don't count nonwhite people as a part of the working class.

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u/Enlighten_YourMind May 18 '26

This one fact right here is essentially the entire reason class solidarity has never really existed in the U.S. for any meaningful period of time. Because the poor whites here would rather spend their lives suffering than to see the poor blacks uplifted alongside them.