Our New President - President Donald Trump

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I think when a guy like Bush speaks about Trump's treatment of the media, there should be some listening going on, especially within the Trump camp.

Bush is no bleeding-heart liberal--trust me!

He's still doing things which threaten, at least, the perception of "freedom of the press."

Cooperation, compromise, and artfulness with the media---will benefit Trump.

Why don't the prolifers on here put their money where their mouth is.Any of you adopted or taken in a foster kid?Why not?You care so much about a few cells but nothing for the kids once they are born.Why don't you have a foster kid? Maybe becuse you just don't want to be bothered with one,doesn't fit into your plans.Well guess what,you are no better than the woman that has an abortion for the same reasons.If you truly gave a s**t about the kids,you'd do something real for them instead of worrying so much that a woman has a clump of cells that aren't even a child yet aborted.Adopt,be a foster parent,show you really care and it's just not lip service.Don't say oh I have a job,I can't take care of a kid.Well,you are expecting the same of single mothers.
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... the perception from the liberal point of view, anyway.



Trump's shown himself quite artful in dealing with the media.

It is not about logic, or genuine concern for other people. They want to hurt people who do things they find disgusting.

First, let's take a look at the liberal brain. Studies have found that, on average, the brains of liberals have greater volume in a region known as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). This area has been linked to several functions, including conflict detection, which enables us to regulate our behavior by identifying discrepancies between instinctual, habit-driven impulses and our actual intentions. So whether you're swerving to dodge a deer that's abruptly run onto the road, or halting before eating that one rotten grape from the fruit bowl, you can thank your ACC for its conflict detection capabilities.

Beyond its greater size, the ACC of the liberal brain also fires more frequently while detecting these differences between instinct and intention. In a political context, this may enable liberals to approach policy issues with greater sensitivity to when their habitual tendencies are ill suited for addressing the issue at hand.

The conservative brain, on the other hand, has greater volume in a region called the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure implicated in emotional and fear-based learning. In one study, researchers found that when conservatives hear shocking noise stimuli, such as a blast of white noise, they exhibit more fearful instinctual reactions as measured by blink response, an indicator of amygdala activity. These findings have led some to speculate that larger and more sensitive amygdalae in conservatives may cause them to be more driven by fear and emotional rewards.

In another study, researchers investigated the emotional differences between the two groups and found that when faced with risky decision-making, the amygdalae of Republicans fire at a greater rate than those of Democrats. This suggests that Republicans might be relatively more influenced by emotions in their decision-making process. What's more, a study found that conservatives were aroused to a greater extent than liberals when shown disturbing images, such as those depicting infested wounds. Simply put, it appears that the conservative brain is more sensitive to stimuli that carry emotional weight.