Study shows Republicans are more diverse. Study: ‘More Diversity of Thought on the Political...

trollslayer · 46-50, M

Part of it is how one defines “left and right”, because that is based upon one’s views. Are they self identifying?

That said, from personal experience where I live I don’t disagree. The republican voters I meet cover a wider range of views than the democrats I meet.

DogMan · 61-69, M

They asked participants to rank their opinions on eight questions regarding “hot-button topics such as abortion, immigration, gun control, and gay marriage” on a 5-point scale. They concluded the “cluster reflecting Democrat belief-system almost exclusively contained extreme attitudes as indicated by strong disagreement with each of the eight items. Conversely, the cluster reflecting the Republican belief-system contained a wider range of attitude responses ranging from mild disagreement to maximum agreement.”

To me, this shows that Republicans are far more open minded.

DogMan · 61-69, M

Liberals pride themselves on being a bastion of diversity. As it turns out, they’re rather uniform in this belief.

“Democrats (more than Republicans) tightly centre their belief-system around a set of positions at the extremes of these particular items, implying that people who deviate from these positions are likely to be considered as outgroup members,” according to a study from the British Journal of Social Psychology making the rounds on social media. “It is possible that holding extreme (and thus unnegotiable) attitudes on important social-political issues has become increasingly identity defining for Democrats,” the authors speculate.

ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69

That's very interesting. I'll have to look for the article.

Carla · 61-69, F

After looking at your post again, a british study. Looking at the political right and left.
Not republicans.
European right and left are not the same.

SatyrService · M

yes that makes sence
in one way, a "Social Conservative" is not seeking radical changes
a political conservative OR Liberal
is gunning for big changes

tenente · 36-40, M

Conservative here. I think this is true. A lot of immigrants I know who come to America join the Republican party. It's wild because you'd think they'd gravitate to the Democrat side of the spectrum, but they're more protectionist than liberal

Carla · 61-69, F

"Diverges widely in thought"
Indeed. It isn't such a positive thing. The right diverges from factual information. That divergence spawns the conspiracy theories you all so revel in.

DogMan · 61-69, M

“Diversity” is not the classical liberal’s organizing principle. “Equality” is. See: inalienable rights. The modern liberal goes a step further, demanding not just natural rights, but equality of outcome. Differences between individuals – of the cognitive, ideological, racial, or sexual variety – are impediments to that end. When the world is boiled down into a homogenous gray goo, true equality will be had at last.

MistyCee

Interesting. I wonder what a US study would say, both in 2023, and after another two years of Trumpism.

AbbeyRhode · F

Makes sense. Democrats are brainwashed drones who "think" whatever CNN and MSNBC tell them to. There is no reasoning or thinking going on. They have no proof to back up anything they say, they just repeat buzzwords and propaganda.
Republicans look at the facts, often from numerous sources, and make informed decisions about where they stand on the issues. They may not all agree, but not being programmed for violence as the Democrats are, they don't feel the need to kill each other over it.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

If only they weren’t so absolute..
join us or be destroyed.. no opposing opinions allowed!

jackjjackson · M

Exactly. As folks go further left the more lemming like they become. The left doesn’t allow individual thought. It demands adherence of the elite generated groupthink.