The real difference between liberals and conservatives

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

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TAGGED: MORALITY, POLITICS, PSYCHOLOGY


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