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On Conservatism

As a liberal 20-something woman who lives in a patriarchal society that is dominated by conservatives, my personal views on issues such as human rights and gender equality are not represented most of the time. I am convinced that I have the necessary open-mindedness every time I exercise my moral judgment, and this sometimes causes me to undervalue the opinion of someone with an opposing ideology. If we look at it from a political standpoint, the principles of those on the right political spectrum are often overlooked. The typical argument is that conservative parties manipulate people's voices - to trick people to choose them. I am not saying that manipulations do not happen in gaining votes (these of course happen A LOT), but sometimes there is more to it than just a political agenda.  A book that I read called "The Righteous Mind" by Jonathan Haidt confronted my limiting beliefs from an unconventional perspective. It begins by presenting conflicting theori...