>an individual would need to see past their emotional response
except that the majority of people DO NOT think. ever. they operate 100% on emotions, and are therefore always RE-acting, never acting. the evidence for that is also staring you in the face. it's built into the language people use. listen to words carefully.
"what do you FEEL like doing today?"
"why did you do that?" "IDK, i just FELT like it."
"how do you feel about [a], [b], [c], …?"
people BELIEVE that they think, but if they have a thought in their head, it really came from someone else, they just FEEL like that other person was right. most CANNOT distinguish between a fact an an opinion. most should NOT be allowed to vote.