tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post1745107661483353276..comments2024-03-17T09:31:00.993+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Wedding BullsDemetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-4518171683666488952011-04-05T19:01:38.861+01:002011-04-05T19:01:38.861+01:00The more I see of wealthy left of centre politicia...The more I see of wealthy left of centre politicians, the more drawn I am to simple behaviourism as an explanation of human actions. We know how powerfully reinforcing money is, and easily-earned approval must be strongly reinforcing too, even if it leads to an apparent conflict of egalitarian principles.<br /><br />So there may be no real conflict here, because there are no such things as political principles. Wealthy left of centre politicians are merely acting under the influence of two strongly reinforcing influences, both easily understandable. Whether the politicians themselves understand them, I’m not so sure.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com