Although, just talking about “emotional reaction” and political orientation might be a bit misleading. “Emotional reaction” sounds (to me) like something arbitrary, but aren’t we talking about utility functions here?
Which is to say, if somebody experiences positive value (directly) upon seeing loyalty held up, respect to authority held up, whatever, than maybe the choice of political orientation is indeed the optimal action he/she could take.
Although, just talking about “emotional reaction” and political orientation might be a bit misleading. “Emotional reaction” sounds (to me) like something arbitrary, but aren’t we talking about utility functions here?
Which is to say, if somebody experiences positive value (directly) upon seeing loyalty held up, respect to authority held up, whatever, than maybe the choice of political orientation is indeed the optimal action he/she could take.