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Bernardo de La Paz

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13. He appeals to the Right Wing Authoritarian Follower personality type:
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:40 PM
Jul 2016

See the research by Robert Altemeyer.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/3/1/190887/-

RWA is defined as the convergence of three attitudinal clusters:

Authoritarian submission: A high degree of submission to the authorities who are perceived to be established and legitimate in the society in which one lives.
Authoritarian aggression: A general aggressiveness, directed against various persons, that is perceived to be sanctioned by established authorities.
Conventionalism: A high degree of adherence to the social conventions that are perceived to be endorsed by society and its established authorities.


Table 1: Hostility & Fear Toward Outgroups

RWA's are more likely to:

Weaken constitutional guarantees of liberty, such as the Bill of Rights.
Punish severely `common' criminals in a role-playing situation.
Admit they get personal pleasure from punishing such people.
But go easy on authorities who commit crimes and people who attack minorities.
Be prejudiced against many racial, ethnic, nationalistic, and linguistic minorities.
Be hostile toward homosexuals.
Support `gay-bashing.'
Be hostile toward feminists.
Volunteer to help the government persecute almost anyone.
Be mean-spirited toward those who have made mistakes and suffered.
Be fearful of a dangerous world.


Table 2: Not-So-Healthy Ingroup Cohesion

RWA's are more likely to:

Strongly believe in group cohesiveness and `loyalty.'
Insist on traditional sex roles.
Use religion to erase guilt over their acts and to maintain their self-righteousness.
Be `fundamentalists' and the most prejudiced members of whatever religion they belong to.
Accept unfair and illegal abuses of power by government authorities.
Trust leaders (such as Richard Nixon) who are untrustworthy.


Table 3: Faulty reasoning

RWA's are more likely to:

Make many incorrect inferences from evidence.
Hold contradictory ideas leading them to `speak out of both sides of their mouths.'
Uncritically accept that many problems are `our most serious problem.'
Uncritically accept insufficient evidence that supports their beliefs.
Uncritically trust people who tell them what they want to hear.
Use many double standards in their thinking and judgements.


Table 4: Profound Character Flaws

RWA's are more likely to:

Be dogmatic.
Be zealots.
Be hypocrites.
Be bullies when they have power over others.
Help cause and inflame intergroup conflict.
Seek dominance over others by being competitive and destructive in situations requiring cooperation.


Table 5: Blindness To Own Failings

RWA's are more likely to:

Believe they have no personal failings.
Avoid learning about their personal failings.
Be highly self-righteous.
Use religion to erase guilt over their acts and to maintain their self-righteousness.


Table 6: RWA's Political Tendencies

RWA's are more likely to:

Weaken constitutional guarantees of liberty, such as the Bill of Rights.
Accept unfair and illegal abuses of power by government authorities.
Trust leaders (such as Richard Nixon) who are untrustworthy.
Sometimes join left-wing movements, where their hostility distinguishes them.
But much more typically endorse right-wing political parties.
Be conservative/Reform party (Canada) or Republican Party (United States) lawmakers who
have a conservative economic philosophy;
believe in social dominance;
are ethnocentric;
are highly nationalistic;
oppose abortion;
support capital punishment;
oppose gun-control legislation;
say they value freedom but actually want to undermine the Bill of Rights;
do not value equality very highly and oppose measures to increase it;
are not likely to rise in the Democratic party, but do so among Republicans.
Yup. And there isn't anyone who works mental health who should tell you different. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #1
"Donald Trump is very much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings... pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #2
That's Erdogan of Turkey. roamer65 Aug 2016 #15
Patently obvious. Let's hope the message gets to his supporters in time. n/t. lindysalsagal Jul 2016 #3
Sadly, I think it will go over the heads of many of his supporters. He appeals to a certain RKP5637 Jul 2016 #7
He appeals to the Right Wing Authoritarian Follower personality type: Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #13
This, sums it up exceptionally well! Really should be a top level OP, maybe you've already RKP5637 Aug 2016 #25
his supporters are in dire need of mental health checkups too Skittles Jul 2016 #8
yup!! ailsagirl Jul 2016 #11
like kind mental incapacity. lonestarnot Aug 2016 #17
K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #4
I thnk he has some HPD thrown in the mix as well. Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #5
“...may have overestimated his anger management skills.” 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #6
This should be required... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #9
Definitely!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #10
I think he has Borderline Personality Disorder, which expands on narcissism in a more negative light TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #12
K & R Koinos Jul 2016 #14
I think he also displays antisocial personality traits as well meow2u3 Aug 2016 #16
But, he is a 'super-salesman' and.... CanSocDem Aug 2016 #18
Worse, he brings out the ugly all over loyalsister Aug 2016 #19
I'm surprised that a doctor who personally examined Trump would come out publicly hughee99 Aug 2016 #20
Trump is a case that is so extreme an armchair psychiatrist can make an accurate diagnosis. Vinca Aug 2016 #21
could be a touch of this, too: Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #22
Quite interesting read!!! There is definitely something more going on with him than just being a RKP5637 Aug 2016 #26
I wonder if Kim Jon Un has the same disorder? Initech Aug 2016 #23
It's a shame the DSM doesn't just come right out and recognize "Asshole". Buns_of_Fire Aug 2016 #24
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