A liberal Berkeley sociologist spends time getting to know conservatives in Louisiana in an effort to bridge the gap of understanding between right and left.
- anti-big-gov't sentiment makes sense: "too big, too greedy, too incompetent, too bought, ..." - Mike Schaff p.6
- conservative values conflict with gov't: values, religion, patriotism, military - p.58
- tend to ignore details and when gov't just works - p.58
- worried about giving away tax dollars more than pollution, health, jobs -p.61
- like simple talk (avoid complexity) - p.62
- anger at petty bureaucracy (which is associated with Dems) - p.69
- favor freedom to X vs freedom from Y - p.71
- trust in free market over gov't - ch.6
- Deep Story: entitlement, slow progress toward the American Dream, anger at "line cutters" (liberals, educated, minorities, immigrants, even endangered animals) getting favored treatment
- Attributes: team player (loyalty), worship, cowboy, rebel.
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