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Political psychology examines how individual psychological characteristics — personality, threat sensitivity, need for closure, attachment history — shape political beliefs, affiliations, and behavior. The Sutras would recognize political tribalism as a form of asmitā — identity-based attachment that distorts perception to protect the group-self. Understanding the psychological roots of political behavior does not dissolve genuine value differences but clarifies what proportion of apparent disagreement is substantive and what proportion is the expression of deeper emotional and cognitive patterns.

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