To win more elections... we must understand the nature of the difference between how US liberals and conservatives think. Conservatives tend to be linear thinkers, favoring connect-the-dots thinking. Liberals tend to be more visual. Consider this metaphor:
Even though Rembrandt was a far "better" painter than was Van Gogh, I prefer Van Gogh because his paintings make me feel something special. Rembrandt is accurate, but Van Gogh achieved a sort of super-real.
Liberals tend to be impressionistic. The conservative will argue that we must be logical so we can get the best outcomes... but liberals want to "live in the now" and are not greatly influenced by our A-B-C arguments. Conservatives argue better thinking makes for better living, but to the liberal the notion of spending one's life connecting dots is hardly living at all. Neither group is wrong -- this is a supremely personal choice.
Liberals make political decisions the way Van Gogh painted. If we want to communicate with well intentioned people who think visually, well, we better figure out how to express our message using impressions instead of dots.
And... if we are so smart with our dots... why didn't we figure this out before the election?
What say you?
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Even though Rembrandt was a far "better" painter than was Van Gogh, I prefer Van Gogh because his paintings make me feel something special. Rembrandt is accurate, but Van Gogh achieved a sort of super-real.
Liberals tend to be impressionistic. The conservative will argue that we must be logical so we can get the best outcomes... but liberals want to "live in the now" and are not greatly influenced by our A-B-C arguments. Conservatives argue better thinking makes for better living, but to the liberal the notion of spending one's life connecting dots is hardly living at all. Neither group is wrong -- this is a supremely personal choice.
Liberals make political decisions the way Van Gogh painted. If we want to communicate with well intentioned people who think visually, well, we better figure out how to express our message using impressions instead of dots.
And... if we are so smart with our dots... why didn't we figure this out before the election?
What say you?
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