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To: epicure who wrote (319614)	11/26/2016 12:01:19 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542060

'Calexit' ? LOL. you've got plenty of those negative folks living in your state.. plus you're going to need water, lots of water from some of those nearby red states. But I am sure it's a fun fantasy. Lemme see.. who gave us Ronald Reagan... oh well.

To: epicure who wrote (319614)	11/26/2016 3:28:01 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 542060

If you were ever to talk to my children, or my son-in-law's, they would tell you that I told my children many times over the years that when I am dead and they finally discover that there are two subspecies of human beings I want them to say "dad always said that" I've been preaching that for 40 years. My one son-in-law the professor, once emailed me an article his dad had sent him. The article talked about the biological differences between conservatives and liberals and he went on to say:" I heard it here first, or something like that" I've been on to this story for some time-lol. It was the number one question I have had my entire life. Conservatives never made any sense to me. It influenced my decision to get a degree in psychology, I have pondered it for 50 years and am still sort of puzzled by it today.: Conservatives also don't seem to be very curious? So they don't show much interest in learning things. They're perfectly happy sticking with the old script. The Trump presidency may bring this possible dichotomy into focus. Somebody on my Facebook posted this- and it bears repeating- conservatives and liberals are different. There's a reason that crazy old conservative uncle is all gloom and doom and no fun- he's freaking negative- but he was born that way: motherjones.com Another reason to champion Calexit. We really need a divorce from these people. Who wants to live with people still looking for the saber-toothed cat that's going to get them? "There is by now evidence from a variety of laboratories around the world using a variety of methodological techniques leading to the virtually inescapable conclusion that the cognitive-motivational styles of leftists and rightists are quite different. This research consistently finds that conservatism is positively associated with heightened epistemic concerns for order, structure, closure, certainty, consistency, simplicity, and familiarity, as well as existential concerns such as perceptions of danger, sensitivity to threat, and death anxiety. [Italics added]" So these are people in search of a supreme leader/papa. They're afraid of death, sensitive to fear, like things simple and consistent, and they need structure. Basically, they're toddlers, apparently.