[lit-ideas] Re: Emotion and Politics
- From: Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:01:35 EST
In a message dated 1/26/2006 8:47:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,
aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Andy: Except the things I advocate the human race refuses to do, like
parenting classes blah blah.
Andy,
Where do you live again?
There are parenting classes all over the place and they are very well
attended.
We have three "Parents Universities" coming up in the next couple of months.
You want to come and see for yourself how many people will come and spend
the entire day learning parenting tips/skills?
It's not just the people who are so emotional about politics that they
cannot see/hear that the world is a little different than they are perceiving
it
to be. I still maintain that there are a lot of people in your area who are
doing lots of really neat things to assist people/parents--and, remember, I'll
be glad to get you names/addresses/phone numbers. I'll even call long
distance and make sure that they can expect your call of inquiry. I'd do that
for
you--just so that you can see/know all the different activities being done in
your area...
But, perhaps one ends up too emotionally set in the belief system of the
downward spiral of the human race to be able to do more than just whine about
it...and not even be willing to go join all the like-minded folk who are
actively working to better things (and we won't talk about how you don't
actually
want to do anything but whine about it...still think you need to examine your
gifts/talents and well, we already went there, remember. Though I did say
that if you go 'there' that I would make sure to point out the other side...)
In regards to the emotional/rational aspect of human brains:
My understanding from the original article was that the people on the edge
of the spectrum of either political party were the ones who were not using
that part of their brains when given information. The rest of them used all
parts of the brain...
I have also read studies that by hearing/listening to different points of
view, it changes reactions ...even if the person does not ever change his/her
mind on an issue. Maybe it keeps a person exercising all sides of the brain.
Best,
Marlena in Missouri
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