Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?: from The Righteous Mind (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short) by Jonathan Haidt

Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?: from The Righteous Mind (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short) Reviews

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  Evan Micheals

  This is a synopsis of the arguments that Haidt makes in The Righteous Mind. It helped reinforce my understanding of what I read in The Righteous Mind.
  
  My thoughts on this are well covered in my review on The Righteous Mind:
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
  
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  Navin

  Awesome book. Really a booklette as it is very short.
  
  Offers deep insight into how liberals and conservatives think. The genetic explanation for conservatism and liberalism will raise a few eyebrows. Another interesting insight is that conservatives understand liberals better than liberals understand conservatives. Most importantly, it extends Haidt's framework for the basis of morality.
  
  I would also recommend Jonathan Haidt's 'The Righteous Mind' and joining the Facebook group devoted to his work.
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  Xina Uhl

  Thought provoking look at division in America
  
  Right, wrong, tribes, countries, Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians. Each of these is examined in detail, so much so that even brain development is taken into account. A profoundly worthwhile read no matter where you fall on the political spectrum.
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  Thierry Wasserman

  Doesn’t work as a single chapter
  
  KS taken out of a larger book. It constantly refers to concepts and whole chapters before the one here. Not recommended
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  Warren Benton

  During the last year or so in the world of American politics, it seems as if there is an epic battle raging. This book is a portion of Haidt's book The Righteous Mind broken out as a standalone essay to give an overview of left and right political affiliation.
  
  "...but in the real world there seems to be no alternative to a political process in which parties compete to win votes and money. That competition always involves trickery and demagoguery, as politicians play fast and loose with the truth, using their inner press secretaries to portray themselves in the best possible light and their opponents as fools who would lead the country to ruin. "
  
  "...many Americans feel that they're on a ship that's sinking, and the crew is too busy fighting with each other to bother plugging the leaks."
  
  Referencing an Australian study showing how our stance Conservative or Liberal is tied to your genes. I have never heard this talked about in previous discussions. This study shows that conservatives brains are wired to act more strongly than liberals to signs of danger, and liberals brains seem to be stronger on the sensation-seeks spectrum.
  
  "A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life" ~ John Stuart Hill 1859
  
  All throughout this book, Haidt discusses how conservative and liberals are wired differently. They each approach societal struggles in a different way but Haidt calls for the approach of Yin and Yang. That each side has their strengths and each side has their weaknesses, that in order to be a true greater society we will have to learn to work together.
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  Bill Berg Berg

  Short and excellent. The Righeous Mind is certainly well worth reading in it's entirety, however this gives some insight to that book and by providing some example stories it shows how easy it is to love your own versions of political policy stories and hate the other guys.
  
  He does waste a little time hopefully trying to explain the tribalization of America by "congressmen being told to not live in Washington in the '90s", or "Democrats voting for civil rights so the south went Republican".
  
  The reason seems pretty obvious -- Americans became less religious, and ("reasonably common") religion is PRIMARILY what keeps people from each others throats! He points this out in a number of places in the short ... religion speaks to "the elephant").
  
  As he says on location 388, if you don't pay attention to moral capital you have no choice but to fail or become authoritarian; "This, I believe, is the fundamental blind spot of the left. It explains why liberal reforms so often backfire, and why communist revolutions usually end up in despotism."
  
  
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  Rachel

  I didn't realize this was part of a bigger book until I began to read it. Despite that, I found that this chapter was very interesting. It talked about how our brains can lead us to be liberal or conservative by either being more afraid of things (conservative) or willing to try new things (liberal). I find this something I already noticed from a young age, but he went into the details of how that was so, which made it more interesting. He also talked about how there needs to be both political parties for a check and balance. What is interesting is that he wrote this in 2013, and the political divide has only gotten way worse. Having read other books explaining this, its easy to see why.
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  Laura

  “To open your mind, you need to open your heart”
  
  Haidt establishes a basis of understanding between US political division that does not rely on political talking points. He instead builds a foundation how the human experience and genetic disposition sets up one’s own political affiliation. When actively mindful of this, this perhaps could make disagreements more constructive rather than explosive.
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  Tyler Jones

  Here is a great little book that helps us understand how things have gotten so polarized and suggests steps to move toward a more productive society. My biggest takeaway? I like Haidt's defence of religion as a force for good, that "anything that binds people together into dense networks of trust makes people less selfish".
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  James P

  Good complement to Haidt’s, “The Righteous Mind”
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  Parasara Sridhar Duggirala

  
  https://psduggirala.blogspot.com/2020...
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  Chris Kappler

  I wish everyone would read this.
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  Kim

  Intriguing premise and framework. This piece is actually a chapter from the author’s book The Righteous Mind so assumes familiarity with the material from it preceding chapters.
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  Vashti Zerlinda

  A very short read that's worth to read if you're new to politics. Understanding liberalism, conservatism and the problem that arise in between the two polar opposites. Another remarkable work, Haidt!
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  Nini

  Really good short read that helps understand about why we move towards more polarization and tribalism. Reminder about the importance of social and moral capital and let's try to better understand the other side.
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  Rocco DeLeo

  Really a nice job exploring the basic reasons and philosophies of the right and left. It helped me understand own conservative beliefs and how to Articulate them in a non confrontational way. If You are looking for a starting place to reach out to people from the other side of the political debate with a sincere eagerness to understand, this book is a great start. You don't have to sell out your principals to listen and even like and empathize with the other side.
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  Wayne McCoy

  'Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?: from the Righteous Mind' by Jonathan Haidt is a short essay with a very long name and a very timely message.
  
  What makes us conservative and liberal? What has happened that we can't even talk to each other anymore?
  
  Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist that has some ideas about how we got here. He thinks some of the origins of liberalism and conservatism have a genetic influence. Things like risk aversion play in to the equation. I can buy into that theory a little bit. The more important thing is to understand and flourish as a nation.
  
  The book feels like it's accessible no matter what your political leaning, and I really appreciate what the author says. I've felt for a while that the divide in my country is growing, and that has never been more evident than in the past election cycle. This book and thought process may work to help change things.
  
  I received a review copy of this ebook from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Vintage, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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  Rod

  Top notch summary of the Righteous Mind
  
  Short enough to read in a sitting, but contains enough food for thought for months in its conceptual basis for the political discord we are currently undergoing.
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  Dan Curll

  This book has stuck with me as our nation travels toward tyranny or a return to our founding values. Who are we? Who are those we can't understand? Can we find common ground? What it's in our DNA and what values and beliefs have we learned? This book helps one to unravel the answers.
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  Gregory Rothbard

  Robin Young's recommended and I am thankful. in the time it takes to smoke a cigar, you can finish this book, and forever be changed thru the message expressed.