Positive evaluation of one ideological label does not imply negative evaluation of the other.

Evidence

The finding that ideological self-identification is strongly influenced by evaluations of liberals and conservatives takes on added significance when considered in conjunction with the following finding: though evaluations of liberals and conservatives are both strongly related to self-identification, they have only a weak negative relationship with one another; Pearson’s r equals −. for those respondents having an ideological selfidentification. This finding runs counter to the argument that the aggregate meaning of ideological labels is bipolar in its structure. Instead, it suggests that evaluations of ideological symbols are relatively independent. In essence, a positive evaluation of liberals does not guarantee a negative attitude towards conservatives, though it does not preclude it either. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2031 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Liberal and conservative perspectives are not mirror images of one another; Favorable views of liberals do not imply unfavorable views of conservatives. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2031; Ideological labels lack bipolar meaning, so evaluations drive self-identification rather than the reverse — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2001 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Favorable views of liberals do not imply unfavorable views of conservatives. #corroborates (0.95) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2031