[Buddha-l] More on the biology of politics

[Richard Basham]

Jo, and non-Jo,
  
>>{Ricard Basham}: ...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/uon-tbo010412.php >>

>{Jo}: Strikes me as these behaviors are based on the familiar habit of
name-calling (or labeling), plus operations of the 'either-or'
mentality, instead of the 'both-and' mentality.>>

Jo, the protocol was found to differentiate on conditioned cognitive
factors -- the attention to and expectation of negative (aversion) or to
and of positive (attraction) which, respectfully, have relatively
distinct physiological/biological brain processes. [ That's garbled even
for me. ]  These brain patterns can be used to stereotype 'conservative'
versus 'liberal'; so, 'labels', yes, as well as useful abstraction. 

It can be helpful to recognize and respond to another's relevant content
as opposed to responding within one's own world view and selected
content, for example. Or, to be aware of one's own selective attending
to 'negatives' and 'positives' in all those shades of 'gray'. Besides,
all this 'maps' to traditional dharma.  


Richard Basham