In our hyperpolarized society, the left can’t talk to the right and the right can’t talk to the left. …
Liberals and conservatives not only reach different conclusions, they arrive at them in different ways. One of the important distinctions is in who we look to for guidance.
We Democrats love experts. We think if we line up all the expert validators, we’ve won the argument. Whether it’s COVID-19, climate or criminal justice — we are frustrated as can be when expert opinion somehow seems inadequate to the task.
But this is one of the many differences between left and right. Liberals honor expert opinion, while conservatives trust the instincts of ordinary people and denigrate elite opinion. CONTINUED
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill