I'd like to provide here an initial outline of a very important piece, if not the most important piece, of current right-wing thought (subconscious though it may be). My purpose is to consider the root cause from which opinions on a wide array of issues arise. (In fact, it may be getting at the root impulse of most right-wing thought not just now, but played out in myriad ways through centuries of political activity.)
While recent events have caused many on the left to consider the racism, misogyny, hatred, and general intolerance of the "conservative" fringe, there is a connection underlying these bigotries and resistance to equality and multiculturalism that is well worth considering. As an avid reader of George Lakoff, I feel that these ideas dovetail with his - but more than just describing the differing worldviews of right and left, I'd like to delve into the psychological root of contemporary right-wing thought and discuss why they have the worldview they do; why they have what Lakoff calls the "strict father morality."
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