Liberals know the reasoned arguments for freedom of expression and the importance of being consistent on matters of principle. How would you feel if you walked into an art gallery and saw an image of King submerged in urine or Mandela smeared with excrement? Are you deeply offended by works of art such as Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ, which depicts Jesus as seen through a jar of urine, or Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary, which shows Mary smeared with elephant dung? So offended that you think they ought to be banned and the galleries that display them prosecuted? No? OK, then try replacing the religious figures in these pictures with the sacred icons of progressive politics, people such as and Nelson Mandela.

I would highly recommend to anyone who is struggling to understand why everyone is so angry at the moment and why it seems like understand the other point of view appears to be a dying and forbidden trait.Ģ people found this helpful The Righteous Mind By Jonathan Haidt It touches on very relevant points about understanding eachother and how no matter what our values are, we Are all connected and all act in the same way – though many will refuse to believe this.

The depressing thing is that this is news in the 21st century West.Ī brilliant book that takes you on a journey through moral psychology and the formation of the human mind. the native peoples I met were quite happy with their values so who an I too judge… failing to see that in almost every oppression in the past there have been oppressed people who defended the status quo.there are also the ridiculous assertions… apparently suicide bombing has been conclusively proven to have nothing to do with religion by an academic – well clearly that settles it then! criminality in the 60s, 70s and 80s and it’s decline in the 90s was caused by leaded petrol – nothing to do with abortion rates, decreased use of cash, decreased cost of consumer goods etcUltimately it’s just the story of a left wing academic realising that conservatives are not baby eating monsters but people with a less utopian view of humanity. He swings by group selection without looking into the genetics of it, has the requisite politically correct view of cultural relativism. His defence of religion bypasses the atheists main point that it is a highly unlikely hypothesis for the creation of the universe. Whilst there are a few good ideas here it is mostly evidence light assertions like an extended TED talk. The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt | Talks at Google

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt