Political Tribalism: Hatreds We Love | The Politics Guys
11/06/24 • 63 min
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Mike talks with Stephen J. Ducat, an author, political psychologist, psychoanalyst, and former psychology professor in the School of Humanities at New College of California. They discuss Professor Ducat’s most recent book, Hatreds We Love: The Psychology of Political Tribalism in Post-Truth America.
Topics Mike and Stephen discuss include:
why tribal loyalty often overrides material self-interest
demonizing outsiders to reinforce in-group virtue
conservative disgust vs liberal disdain
the ‘malignant, intuitive genius’ of Donald Trump
the dark side of political purity
the importance of being morally multi-lingual
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Mike talks with Stephen J. Ducat, an author, political psychologist, psychoanalyst, and former psychology professor in the School of Humanities at New College of California. They discuss Professor Ducat’s most recent book, Hatreds We Love: The Psychology of Political Tribalism in Post-Truth America.
Topics Mike and Stephen discuss include:
why tribal loyalty often overrides material self-interest
demonizing outsiders to reinforce in-group virtue
conservative disgust vs liberal disdain
the ‘malignant, intuitive genius’ of Donald Trump
the dark side of political purity
the importance of being morally multi-lingual
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