Individuals often align their beliefs with a tribe based on a perceived moral reason rather than based on evidence.

“people will stand on a line not based upon the evidence they have but based upon some moral reason so good people stand on this line I'm standing on this line I'm a good person”

The current polarization between political sides is unhealthy because it promotes dehumanization and demonization.

“But yeah, I I agree this polarization that we see between the left and the right is also really unhealthy >> because what it's doing is it's causing each side to demonize each other.”

Jennifer Welch believes that the current political environment in America has incentivized a pervasive lack of empathy and a tendency to label all perceived failures as part of the opposition's agenda

“I think that's so relatable and it's such an easy like right now it's just like an easy place to deposit all of the grievances just to blame on just put it all in MAGA.”