Liberals and conservatives are similarly motivated to avoid exposure to one another's opinions

Ideologically committed people are similarly motivated to avoid ideologically crosscutting information. Although some previous research has found that political conservatives may be more prone to selective exposure than liberals are, we find similar selective exposure motives on the political left and right across a variety of issues. The majority of people on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate willingly gave up a chance to win money to avoid hearing from the other side


Liberals and conservatives are similarly motivated to avoid exposure to one another's opinions “Motivated ignorance” is ruining our political discourse (Vox)