On that note, I found this talk on Moral Politics by George Lakoff[1] elsewhere on HN.
The basic idea is that people who have different political opinions to you aren't necessarily stupid or greedy or bad actors, they just have different morals and therefore a different set of rationales.
Honestly, I would estimate 95% of Americans all have the same goals for the country. A healthy environment, prosperous economy, healthy population, stability, etc.
The differences come about as to how to get there. If you have different foundational beliefs as to how things work, of course you'll disagree as to what needs to be done to fix things.
The basic idea is that people who have different political opinions to you aren't necessarily stupid or greedy or bad actors, they just have different morals and therefore a different set of rationales.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9R9MtkpqM