Conservatives scared of spiders, liberals have moral blind spots


	Conservatives scared of spiders, liberals have moral blind spots

hayesstw

9-21-2008 1:34 AM

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politics, morals, morality, liberals, conservatives, fear, psychology

hayesstw says:

Scientists have been investigating peoples' moral and political compass, and have come up with some dubious conclusions.

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