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Bernardo de La Paz

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11. Right Wing Authoritarian Followers:
Sun Mar 13, 2016, 01:25 PM
Mar 2016
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian_personality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism

According to research by Altemeyer, right-wing authoritarians tend to exhibit cognitive errors and symptoms of faulty reasoning. Specifically, they are more likely to make incorrect inferences from evidence and to hold contradictory ideas that result from [font size = "+1"]compartmentalized thinking.[/font] They are also more [font size = "+1"]likely to uncritically accept insufficient evidence that supports their beliefs,[/font] and they are less likely to acknowledge their own limitations.[15] Whether right-wing authoritarians are less intelligent than average is disputed, with Stenner arguing that variables such as high verbal ability (indicative of high cognitive capacity) have a very substantial ameliorative effect in diminishing authoritarian tendencies.[1] Measured against other factors of personality, authoritarians generally score lower on openness to experience and slightly higher on conscientiousness.[24][25][26]

Altemeyer suggested that authoritarian politicians are more likely to be in the Conservative or Reform party in Canada, or the Republican Party in the United States. They generally have a conservative economic philosophy, are highly nationalistic, oppose abortion, support capital punishment, oppose gun control legislation, and do not value social equality.[15] The RWA scale reliably correlates with political party affiliation, reactions to Watergate, pro-capitalist attitudes, religious orthodoxy, and acceptance of covert governmental activities such as illegal wiretaps.[15] Although authoritarianism is correlated with conservative political ideology, not all authoritarians are conservative, and not all conservatives are authoritarian. It is also worth noting that many authoritarians have no interest in politics.

Authoritarians are generally more favorable to punishment and control than personal freedom and diversity. For example, they are more willing to suspend constitutional guarantees of liberty such as the Bill of Rights. They are more likely to advocate strict, punitive sentences for criminals,[27] and report that punishing such people is satisfying for them. They tend to be ethnocentric and prejudiced against racial and ethnic minorities[28] and homosexuals.[29] However, Stenner argues that authoritarians will support programs intended to increase opportunities for minority groups, such as affirmative action, if they believe such programs will lead to greater societal uniformity.[1]

In roleplaying situations, authoritarians tend to seek dominance over others by being competitive and destructive instead of cooperative. In a study by Altemeyer, 68 authoritarians played a three-hour simulation of the Earth's future entitled the Global change game. Unlike a comparison game played by individuals with low RWA scores, which resulted in world peace and widespread international cooperation, the simulation by authoritarians became highly militarized and eventually entered the stage of nuclear war. By the end of the high RWA game, the entire population of the earth was declared dead.[15]
-- Wikipedia (emphasis added)
And Drumpf is pulling in the imbeciles who love ridicule. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #1
Yes, no content but lots of posturing, ridicule and repetition. Classic pitch for RWA followers Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #15
Yes, telling the imbeciles (RWA followers) the BS they want to hear Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #17
Most Germans did not support the NATZI's, Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #2
I want to believe that even Americans still remember enough about Hitler's rise... phantom power Mar 2016 #4
Today's Rethug Party is the Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #6
President Obama's Brutal Assessment of the Rise of Donald Trump Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #19
I would argue that only a tiny fraction of Americans skepticscott Mar 2016 #10
And those of us left know the real story and not some Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #33
Leno's bit is gone, but Kimmel's "Lie Witness News" is similarly revealing. nt tblue37 Mar 2016 #25
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half." Attributed to Jay Goul jtuck004 Mar 2016 #12
Trump's best business deal: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #22
I see a couple of common dynamics between now and the early 1930's... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #28
pyramid-lover and knife-combat enthusiast Ben Carson underpants Mar 2016 #3
"...to Sarah Palin (whose endorsement speech...." lastlib Mar 2016 #13
I agree, while the number of outright Nazi's at Drumpf rallies may be low, there is no shortage of Snarkoleptic Mar 2016 #5
I think Taibbi's talking about people who don't even identify with the mindset, but... phantom power Mar 2016 #8
They are cowards. Stephen Colbert mocked them mercilessly playing the buffoon on his old show. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #7
NAILED IT. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #9
Right Wing Authoritarian Followers: Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #11
Trump is the soul of the GOP. They can deny this all they want. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #14
I'd say the soul of the GOP party was sold over a decade ago. HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #20
Yes it is a party that sold out a long time ago. JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #31
part of me is very happy heaven05 Mar 2016 #16
They all are jumping in the tRumpster Fire. kairos12 Mar 2016 #18
Racism isn't a yes no issue. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #21
You got it. RWA followers are very prone to binary thinking. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #23
Which is why they don't challenge it. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #27
I keep thinking it won't happen. Trump himself will end it. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #24
Only in one of three paths Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #26
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #29
We need to pay attention to the Judiciary! Thunderbeast Mar 2016 #30
Political cowardice and street fighting men cannot be the basis of any "better deal" ancianita Mar 2016 #32
Glad he mentions Chris Christie, who I believe FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #34
Well said KelleyKramer Mar 2016 #35
Matt nails it as usual. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #36
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