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Daddy Politics vesus Mommy Politics Conservatives believe in a what Lakoff calls the “strict father family,” while progressives believe in a “nurturant parent family.” In the strict father family, father knows best and he has the moral authority. The and spouse have to defer to him, and when they disobey, he has the right to punish them so they will learn to do the right thing. “The basic idea is that authority is justified by morality, and that, in a well-ordered world, there should be a moral hierarchy in which those who have traditionally dominated should dominate,” Lakoff said. “The hierarchy is God above man; man above nature; the rich above the poor; employers above employees; adults above ; Western culture above other cultures; our country above other countries. The hierarchy also extends to men above women, whites above nonwhites, Christians above non-Christians, straights above gays.” Since this is seen as a “natural” order, it is not to be questioned. Trump and those crafting the Republican message play straight into this strict father worldview, which is accepted in many parts of the country. Even traditionally Democratic groups such as union members and Hispanics include members who are strict fathers at home or in their private life, Lakoff says. The Republican message plays well with them. Click here to see Lakoff’s “A Taxonomy of Trump Tweets,” a break down of the President’s tweets. The nurturant parent family, on the other hand, believes that are born good and can be made better. Both parents are responsible for raising , and their role is to nurture their and raise them to nurture others. Empathy and responsibility toward your also extend to empathy and responsibility toward those who are less powerful, or suffering from pollution or disease, or are marginalized in some way.  Abracadabra  |
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