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originally posted by: Edumakated
a reply to: oloufo
I can show you how leftist exhibit each one of those characteristics.... but something tells me it would be a waste of time.
originally posted by: Edumakated
a reply to: oloufo
I can show you how leftist exhibit each one of those characteristics.... but something tells me it would be a waste of time.
Although authoritarian personality is found among liberals, it is more common among the right-wing around the world.
It is a well-known fact that the Republican party, going at least as far back to Richard Nixon’s “southern strategy,” used strategies that appealed to bigotry, such as lacing speeches with “dog whistles”—code words that signaled prejudice toward minorities that were designed to be heard by racists but no one else.
it’s important to note that there is growing evidence that Trump’s white supporters have experienced significantly less contact with minorities than other Americans.
Relative deprivation refers to the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes they are entitled.
This kind of deprivation is specifically referred to as “relative,” as opposed to “absolute,” because the feeling is often based on a skewed perception of what one is entitled to.
originally posted by: oloufo
1. Authoritarian Personality Syndrome
Authoritarianism refers to the advocacy or enforcement of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom
originally posted by: oloufo
Authoritarian personality syndrome—a well-studied and globally-prevalent condition—is a state of mind that is characterized by belief in total and complete obedience to one’s authority
originally posted by: oloufo
aggression toward outgroup members, submissiveness to authority, resistance to new experiences, and a rigid hierarchical view of society.
originally posted by: oloufo
President Trump’s speeches, which are laced with absolutist terms like “losers” and “complete disasters,” are naturally appealing to those with the syndrome.
originally posted by: oloufo
2. Social dominance orientation
Social dominance orientation (SDO)—which is distinct but related to authoritarian personality syndrome—refers to people who have a preference for the societal hierarchy of groups, specifically with a structure in which the high-status groups have dominance over the low-status ones.
originally posted by: oloufo
In Trump’s speeches, he appeals to those with SDO by repeatedly making a clear distinction between groups that have a generally higher status in society (White), and those groups that are typically thought of as belonging to a lower status (immigrants and minorities).
originally posted by: oloufo
3. Prejudice
There’s no denying that he routinely appeals to bigoted supporters when he calls Muslims “dangerous” and Mexican immigrants “rapists” and “murderers,” often in a blanketed fashion.
originally posted by: oloufo
4. Intergroup contact
Intergroup contact refers to contact with members of groups that are outside one’s own, which has been experimentally shown to reduce prejudice. As such, it’s important to note that there is growing evidence that Trump’s white supporters have experienced significantly less contact with minorities than other Americans. For example, a 2016 study found that “…the racial and ethnic isolation of Whites at the zip-code level is one of the strongest predictors of Trump support.” This correlation persisted while controlling for dozens of other variables.
originally posted by: oloufo
In agreement with this finding, the same researchers found that support for Trump increased with the voters’ physical distance from the Mexican border.
originally posted by: oloufo
5. Relative deprivation
Relative deprivation refers to the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes they are entitled. It is the discontent felt when one compares their position in life to others who they feel are equal or inferior but have unfairly had more success than them.
originally posted by: oloufo
Common explanations for Trump’s popularity among non-bigoted voters involve economics. There is no doubt that some Trump supporters are simply angry that American jobs are being lost to Mexico and China, which is certainly understandable, although these loyalists often ignore the fact that some of these careers are actually being lost due to the accelerating pace of automation.
originally posted by: oloufo
the feeling is often based on a skewed perception of what one is entitled to
Another TDS thread.