All these conservative female pundits that Ailes, O'Reilly, and Hannity sexually harassed

[DemocratSinceBirth]

With all these conservative female pundits that Ailes, O'Reilly, and Hannity sexually harrassed you would think it would make them rethink their conservatism if conservatism produces such pigs. Guys want to get laid. We get that. But there is a huge difference between flattery, fast talking, and cajolery and using your position as an employer with control over the person you are are trying to bed livelihood.

[Salviati]

1. It's the problem with the conservitive mind.

They are unable to extrapolate from their unique experiences to the more general experiences of others.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Highlights

Political liberalism and conservatism were correlated with brain structure
Liberalism was associated with the gray matter volume of anterior cingulate cortex
Conservatism was associated with increased right amygdala size
Results offer possible accounts for cognitive styles of liberals and conservative

https://tinyurl.com/5t6swm8

[KittyWampus]

8. How to strengthen the ACC... mediation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/01/18/neuroscience-meditation-is-a-great-workout-for-your-brain/#37f60d4e338f

[bitterross]

9. Conservative equals Amygdala equals Lizard Brain

Well, that makes total sense.

The Amygdala is part of the Limbic System. The "fight or flight" lower part of the brain that probably ensured our survival as a species in the distant past. We've all heard that referred to as our "lizard brain." It still reacts first and can de-rail the higher part of the brain that provides critical thinking.

Some literature I've read posits that one must practice critical thinking and exercise the higher brain to get the higher brain to be the decision maker rather than the lower brain. The lack of desire to practice critical thinking on the part of people who support conservatives (i.e. racists, sexist, bigoted, xenophobic, homo-phobic, trans-phobic and all those other "deplorable" attributes) seems to have some evidence in science for why they think the way they do.

Two books I'm thinking of specifically are:

Thinking Fast and Slow which you can access here: http://shifter-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Daniel-Kahneman-Thinking-Fast-and-Slow-.pdf

and

Memoirs of an Addicted Brain by Marc Lewis - not available for free online but a good read anyway.

[emulatorloo]

3. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything.

[Cary]

4. Add to that their unilateral claim to be the party of "values."

"Conservatives," cognitive dissonance is thy name.

[democratisphere]

5. Hope Hannity is on deck to be oustered.

[czarjak]

6. Gretchen sat there for years...

And could only say "oh, behave". She lapped the pablum just like all of them.

[malaise]

7. My bigger question is why did they put up with it for so long

Was the cushy job more important than their dignity?