I think you've got something, but hit it a little strong.
The Left tends to be populated by the 'have nots', and the Right by the 'haves'. The Right, naturally, thinks things should be left alone, or back to the way they were 'in the good old days'. Preservation of wealth and security. The Left tends to want to change things; namely, shift some of the wealth from the Right to the Left. The Right views this as 'handouts'; the Left, as a 'safety net'.
Of course, this is a huge generalization; I know many Republicans who are dirt poor but buy into the Republican 'dream' (call them 'have wanna bes'). I know some wealthy Democrats (call them 'blue collar wanna bes'). Many inherit their party affiliation from their parents. Some rebel, and take the opposite party to piss off their parents.
I don't think of the typical Republican as 'close minded', but more as, well, Conservative. As you said, resistant to change.
But the biggest way to get anyone to resist change is to slap a label on them, and call them names. Let's all try to keep the discussion above that level; I'm as guilty as the next person when in a heated argument, but I'll try too... |
