20 August 2003

Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition

According to a research study performed by the American Psychological Association, the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality. Some other common psychological factors linked to conservatism include:
  • Fear and aggression
  • Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
  • Uncertainty avoidance
  • Need for cognitive closure
  • Terror management


Comments

Of all idiots, the educated ones are the worst and most dangerous. Blind hate and ideologically induced blindness only multiply their effect. Nazi racial laws were also based on "scientific research". The same goes for soviet Lysenko's claim. In communist countries, the "Scientific Communism" was taught for decades.I can see the same frame of mind at work here.