The purpose of this analysis is to explore a possible flow for the article.

Coding the variables

Both politics variables are coded into 3 categories. The middle ground and either extreme.

For example, on the left-right spectrum there:

Same for the libertarian-authoritarian scale.

Aesthetic disposition

Aesthetic disposition

Perhaps start with the general observation that being libertarian vs authoritarian is a salient dimension of political division. Compare gaps on the Lib-Auth scale vs the Left-Right scale.

Does not need to be beautiful

Lib-auth scale is much stronger. Libertarians are much more likely to agree.

Depict reality

Lib-auth scale is much stronger. Authoritarians are much more likely to agree with this.

Does this vary by class?

Not really.

Photographs

Then I wonder whether we should dig into an example of this by comparing photographs of a car crash and a luxury car.

Car crash

Lib-auth scale is stronger. Libertarians are much more likely to think this image is beautiful.

Luxury car

Lib-auth scale is much stronger. Authoritarians are much more likely to think this image is beautiful.

Restaurant

Lib-auth scale is much stronger. Libertarians prefer interesting flavours

Lib-auth scale is much stronger. Authoritarisn prefer filling food

Music

Authoritarians differ from others on almost all items

And when they do matter, the effects are much larger