John Dean article explains Trump voters. REALLY!

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John Dean article explains Trump voters. REALLY!

7 Jul 2017

Dean quotes an extended explanation about Trump voters from psychology professor, Bob Altemeyer:

"We know enough about authoritarian supporters from research, and history, to know it will be very hard to change their minds about the leader they adore."

He goes on with a list of what it is that makes these authoritarian supporters tick.

A little long to quote much here, but it's well worth read. It's the first thing I've come across that provides a credible explanation--especially the bullet list near the end of the article.

https://verdict.justia.com/2017/07/07/altemey...supporters

Questions [people ask):

How do people get this way?

Answer: There is evidence that authoritarian followers are more afraid than most people. And also, that they were trained in self-righteousness, and ethnocentric thinking in early age .

Self evident from the posts by several righties on this board. LOL!

Will Trump supporters never change? Answer: Some will, if their personal experience shows them Trump has misled them or caused them grief, such as a loss of medical coverage. And if you anticipate a close election in 2020, these people are worth pursuing. But Trump will blame others, and his supporters will give him the benefit of the doubt more than most people will.

Isn’t all this true of Obama/Clinton supporters too? Answer: Yes, to a certain extent, but the studies show it’s much more prevalent “on the right.”

If you want a generalization about generalizations, these things are about 2-3x as true among right-wingers as among left-wingers.

Research has shown that “progressives” are much less ethnocentric, much less prejudiced, much more likely to be guided by logic and evidence, much more likely to have consistent ideas, much less likely to conform, much less likely to trust someone just because he says he agrees with them, have much more self-insight, and so on.

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