Surveys show very high percentages of SDT/ social psychologists are political liberals. They say so themselves. They have maintained an ideological war against the profit motive that is one error in reasoning after another (see my myths of intrinsic motivation), eg, Pink was al shore's speech writer and says bonuses control behavior more than base salary. Ridiculous. A a scientist, I classify motives, follow logic, control for variables etc., whereas the other guys pump out the political ideas saying it is science. They confuse trivial distraction for control by rewards and then attack critics personally.