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applegrove

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10. It is because they use emotion in their thinking that they

Reply to Rex (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 15, 2015, 02:42 AM

Feb 2015

can be so easily manipulated. The first thing a psychopath does is attack your gut. There are actual neurons in your gut. Who knew! And victims of psychopaths often complain of gastritis. Before 'their thinking changes'. So I can well believe the GOP base thinks mostly intuitively. And why that makes them easily manipulated.

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Study: American Liberals and Conservatives Think as if From Different Cultures [View all] applegrove Feb 2015 OP

Most middle/lower class Republicans let their need to blame someone beneth them blind them to.... yourout Feb 2015 #1

Hell, they cheer it on hifiguy Feb 2015 #8

Well said Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #11

Conservatives are "intuitive or 'holistic' thinkers" ? forest444 Feb 2015 #2

So conservatives think from their gut. Colbert must be grinning. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #3

Well, that would explain most of what comes out of them. forest444 Feb 2015 #4

How interesting. 3catwoman3 Feb 2015 #5

I don't believe that is true for me. I would bbgrunt Feb 2015 #6

Not true for me either but then I am dyslexic and excel at applegrove Feb 2015 #7

Most of these studies collapse. Igel Feb 2015 #19

The GOP intuitive? Failsauce. Rex Feb 2015 #9

It is because they use emotion in their thinking that they applegrove Feb 2015 #10

They operate entirely from faith, intuition and bias. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #13

+1 BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #16

This is one reason Conservatives are flipping out.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #12

They don't flip out to the degree that they re-evaluate their opinions in light of new facts. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #15

And admit they're wrong? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #21

That is why liberals have said for a long time that conservatives are digging their own graves BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #17

I'm stocking up on popcorn for when they go 100% anti-woman. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #20

I think they already have BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #22

The GOP is reactionary. Unknown Beatle Feb 2015 #14

Is that "intuitive" thinking = to Colbert's truthiness aka right from the gut?!?! stillwaiting Feb 2015 #18