PhuturePriest Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism Super interesting stuff. It's quite lengthy, so I'm reading it in small intervals, but it is incredibly fascinating. It is based on the research of two men who essentially predicted Trump's rise in 2009. For years now, before anyone thought a person like Donald Trump could possibly lead a presidential primary, a small but respected niche of academic research has been laboring over a question, part political science and part psychology, that had captivated political scientists since the rise of the Nazis. How do people come to adopt, in such large numbers and so rapidly, extreme political views that seem to coincide with fear of minorities and with the desire for a strongman leader? To answer that question, these theorists study what they call authoritarianism: not the dictators themselves, but rather the psychological profile of people who, under the right conditions, will desire certain kinds of extreme policies and will seek strongman leaders to implement them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 1 hour ago, PhuturePriest said: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism Super interesting stuff. It's quite lengthy, so I'm reading it in small intervals, but it is incredibly fascinating. It is based on the research of two men who essentially predicted Trump's rise in 2009. For years now, before anyone thought a person like Donald Trump could possibly lead a presidential primary, a small but respected niche of academic research has been laboring over a question, part political science and part psychology, that had captivated political scientists since the rise of the Nazis. How do people come to adopt, in such large numbers and so rapidly, extreme political views that seem to coincide with fear of minorities and with the desire for a strongman leader? To answer that question, these theorists study what they call authoritarianism: not the dictators themselves, but rather the psychological profile of people who, under the right conditions, will desire certain kinds of extreme policies and will seek strongman leaders to implement them. Anyone who thinks this came out of nowhere hasn't been listening to Conservative talk radio for the last decade and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, Hasan said: Anyone who thinks this came out of nowhere hasn't been listening to Conservative talk radio for the last decade and a half. No outsiders in 'Murica!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 8 minutes ago, PhuturePriest said: No outsiders in 'Murica!!!! aka @Socrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Trump the great all-American Boogieman Who's afraid? Edited March 2, 2016 by little2add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I find it disgusting how many racist white Catholics support this p.o.s. No wonder there are hardly any black Catholics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Interesting article. It links to this one, which I thought was good too: https://newrepublic.com/article/130039/southern-strategy-made-donald-trump-possible 3 minutes ago, Josh said: I find it disgusting how many racist white Catholics support this p.o.s. No wonder there are hardly any black Catholics. LOL. I think it has a lot more to do with immigration patterns. Most of our ancestors were brought to the US at a time when there were almost no Catholics living in the USA (and when there was a very strong anti-Catholic bias). We've been Southern Baptist ever since. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 14 minutes ago, little2add said: Trump the great all-American Boogieman Who's afraid? I know a number of Muslims who are genuinely scared. Maybe you should learn to have some empathy. 4 minutes ago, Peace said: Interesting article. It links to this one, which I thought was good too: https://newrepublic.com/article/130039/southern-strategy-made-donald-trump-possible Yep. Chickens are coming home to roost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomaly Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Isn't the constant polarization in society that creates fear and mistrust so people look for authorities? Afraid of Right Wingers? A strong Federal government by Democrats is what you want to restrict them. Afraid of immigrants? A Federal government securing your border. Democrats want your money to feed the lazy. If you're rich, you stole it. Republicans hate everyone except white males. If you're poor, you're lazy. Murica is fat, dumb, and exploitive, though Cubans are dying to live here instead of where the government is supposed to pay for everything. We constantly talk in those terms alone. Of course each side dismisses the other. When stoop to calling the other as stupid or garbage, you've also abandoned reasonable discourse in return. That is where we are in the opinion diarrhea world we operate in now. Why rebutt something with reason when a quip or meme is funnier and more powerful and certainly helps avoid listening. Edited March 2, 2016 by Anomaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Hasan said: I know a number of Muslims who are genuinely scared. Maybe you should learn to have some empathy. Yep. Chickens are coming home to roost. The San Bernardino massacre scared me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) 42 minutes ago, little2add said: The San Bernardino massacre scared me Ok? So that means you can be a d*** to people who had nothing to do with it? Edited March 2, 2016 by Hasan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 40 minutes ago, Hasan said: Ok? So that means you can be a d*** to people who had nothing to do with it? I know a number of Christians who are genuinely scared. Maybe you should learn to have some empathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, little2add said: I know a number of Christians who are genuinely scared. Maybe you should learn to have some empathy. Who says I don't? You can't even keep straight whose said what in this argument. I didn't dismiss people's fear of domestic terrorism as you did people's fear of Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Liberal propaganda. Label a candidate to destroy him. How is Trump authoritarian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 You can't even keep straight whose said what in this argument. Ii didn't dismiss people's fear of domestic terrorism as you did people's fear of Boogiemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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