I haven't had time to read through this entire thread, so please forgive if this article has already been posted:
The Rise of American Authoritarianism
http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/tru...itarianism
I LOVED it. A group of political scientists researched the correlation between authoritarianism and Trump supporters, with very clear results and conclusions.
"Why is the Republican electorate supporting a far-right, orange-toned populist with no real political experience, who espouses extreme and often bizarre views? How has Donald Trump, seemingly out of nowhere, suddenly become so popular? What's made Trump's rise even more puzzling is that his support seems to cross demographic lines — education, income, age, even religiosity — that usually demarcate candidates."
"In South Carolina, a CBS News exit poll found that 75 percent of Republican voters supported banning Muslims from the United States. A PPP poll found that a third of Trump voters support banning gays and lesbians from the country. Twenty percent said Lincoln shouldn't have freed the slaves."
"Authoritarians are thought to express much deeper fears than the rest of the electorate, to seek the imposition of order where they perceive dangerous change, and to desire a strong leader who will defeat those fears with force."
It's a LONG article, but a good read.
The Rise of American Authoritarianism
http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/tru...itarianism
I LOVED it. A group of political scientists researched the correlation between authoritarianism and Trump supporters, with very clear results and conclusions.
"Why is the Republican electorate supporting a far-right, orange-toned populist with no real political experience, who espouses extreme and often bizarre views? How has Donald Trump, seemingly out of nowhere, suddenly become so popular? What's made Trump's rise even more puzzling is that his support seems to cross demographic lines — education, income, age, even religiosity — that usually demarcate candidates."
"In South Carolina, a CBS News exit poll found that 75 percent of Republican voters supported banning Muslims from the United States. A PPP poll found that a third of Trump voters support banning gays and lesbians from the country. Twenty percent said Lincoln shouldn't have freed the slaves."
"Authoritarians are thought to express much deeper fears than the rest of the electorate, to seek the imposition of order where they perceive dangerous change, and to desire a strong leader who will defeat those fears with force."
It's a LONG article, but a good read.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
