Condescending liberals and angry conservatives

Conservatives protest health care reform on December 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Have you noticed how angry all those conservatives are, yelling and screaming and demonstrating against Obama’s policies? And isn’t it incredible just how snotty and condescending liberals are, acting as if conservatives are just stupid and don’t have valid opinions? Well, depending on your political persuasion, you probably treat either of those statements as self-evident. But maybe both are true. What, if anything, can each side do to gain perspective on their political opposites?

Have you noticed how angry all those conservatives are, yelling and screaming and demonstrating against Obama’s policies? And isn’t it incredible just how snotty and condescending liberals are, acting as if conservatives are just stupid and don’t have valid opinions? Well, depending on your political persuasion, you probably treat either of those statements as self-evident. But maybe both are true. What, if anything, can each side do to gain perspective on their political opposites?

Guests:

Gerard Alexander, associate professor of political science at the University of Virginia

Marc Cooper, a journalist and professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication