The fields of psychology, sociology and anthropology have long attracted liberals, but they became more exclusive after the 1960s, according to Dr. Haidt. “The fight for civil rights and against racism became the sacred cause unifying the left throughout American society, and within the academy,” he said, arguing that this shared morality both “binds and blinds.”
Many on the Right have commented on this. I am of two minds about it. On the one hand, it's good to see epistemic cloture being breached, and anything that would let moonbats and wingnuts see each other as differently-thinking rather than non-thinking would be welcome.
On the other, I dislike the idea of being made part of a Designated Victim Group. One of the reasons conservatives don't study psychology and anthropology has to be that conservatives tend to be drawn to study other things. How many progressive military historians are there?
Still, if this is what it takes, well, such is the Age of Revolution.
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