If you’re going to disagree with someone, I think it may be pretty important that you understand his point of view. That doesn’t mean you have to agree with him, by any means—on the contrary, in a way, it’s only after you understand his position that you can truly disagree with it.
Via the Nullspace, self-described liberal Nicholas Kristof calls our attention to an interesting study:
Conservatives may not like liberals, but they seem to understand them. In contrast, many liberals find conservative voters not just wrong but also bewildering.
