When you hear someone criticize a policy on the other side, that's fine. But when you start hearing motive-mongering and demonization, stand up to it just as you would if it were something that was racist or sexist. If we avoid the demonization, disagreements can be positive. Jonathan Haidt avoidcriticizedemonization share on social
There's an enormous difference between voting for a candidate because you hate another ethnic group and voting for a candidate because he's a member of your ethnic group. Jonathan Haidt candidatedifferenceenormous Change image and share on social
I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in. Jonathan Haidt americanbackculture Change image and share on social
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement. Jonathan Haidt authorityblanketendorsement Change image and share on social
People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have. Jonathan Haidt countrykindlive Change image and share on social
Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world. Jonathan Haidt colleaguefriendliberal Change image and share on social
On the religious Right and religious people in general have the feeling that the world is not just material, the world is not just there for us to do what we want with. That our bodies, things have an immaterial essence, a spiritual essence that God is in all of us. Jonathan Haidt bodyessencefelt share on social
Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams. Jonathan Haidt bindcompetecooperate Change image and share on social
Let me say it diplomatically: Most religions are tribal to some degree. Jonathan Haidt degreediplomaticallyreligion Change image and share on social
Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues. Jonathan Haidt economicissuemoral Change image and share on social
