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How Do Conservatives and Liberals See the World?

This weekend’s Moyers & Company asks the question: How do conservatives and liberals see the world? There's more to the answer than meets the eye. Our country is more politically polarized than ever. Is it possible to agree to disagree and still move on to solve our massive problems? Or are the blind leading the blind — over the cliff? This weekend on Moyers & Company (check local listings), Bill and moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt talk about the psychological underpinnings of our contentious culture, why we can’t trust our own opinions, and the demonizing of our adversaries. Click here to check local TV schedule information. To see other articles and video from Moyers & Co. click here.

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This weekend’s Moyers & Company asks the question: How do conservatives and liberals see the world? There's more to the answer than meets the eye.

Our country is more politically polarized than ever. Is it possible to agree to disagree and still move on to solve our massive problems? Or are the blind leading the blind — over the cliff? This weekend on Moyers & Company (check local listings), Bill and moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt talk about the psychological underpinnings of our contentious culture, why we can’t trust our own opinions, and the demonizing of our adversaries.

Click here to check local TV schedule information.

To see other articles and video from Moyers & Co. click here.

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