When morality opposes justice-Human natureMorality consists of distinguishing which human behaviors are good or bad, good or bad. Morality covers topics such as harm, rights, and justice, and so it primarily aims to protect each individual. There is a culture of war between liberals and conservatives, all based on aspects of human morality (Haidt and Graham, 2007, p. 1). Culture war can be termed as the division of opinions and personal thoughts between the open-minded or liberal people and the conventional or traditionalists, also known as conservatives. It is therefore believed that the many existing moralities in the world are based on five psychological systems. These include psychological preparations to detect and emotionally respond to issues related to harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, belonging/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity (Haidt and Graham , 2007, p. A close look at the five foundations shows that the first two, which include harm/care and fairness/reciprocity, are generally oriented outward, toward others, even those outside the group. The other three, namely ingroup, authority and purity, are directed inward, towards the group itself. Liberals have a moral intuition based on the first two foundations, namely harm/care and fairness/reciprocity. Conservatives, on the other hand, normally rely on all five foundations. Cultures vary in the extent to which they construct virtues based on the five foundations. Therefore, liberals who rely solely on these two foundations find it difficult to understand the moral motivations of conservatives and thus the culture of war. For them, the two foundations are all they need to be a good moral judge ... middle of paper ... which is why they support them themselves. By doing so, the culture war can easily be resolved since both sides will now be able to morally accommodate each other. Social justice activists and researchers will also need to respect, understand, and work with the moral concerns of people with whom they may disagree if they are to progress and achieve coherence in their own values. Works Cited Haidt, J. (2001). The emotional dog and its rational tail: a social intuition is an approach to moral judgment. Psychological Review, 108(4), 814-834. Haidt, J. and Graham, J. (2007). When morality clashes with justice: Conservatives have moral intuitions that liberals may not recognize. Social Justice Research, 20(1), 98-116. Richards, R. J. (1986). A defense of evolutionary ethics. Biology and philosophy, 1(3), 265-293. When morality opposes justice (2012, February 25). (PowerPoint slides).