This one is really waaaay too funny, and will definitely require all drinking vessels, flammables, and sharp objects be safely stowed.
Psychology Today magazine has a long study published in its January/February issue about the differing mindsets and personalities of conservatives and liberals. Who do you think the report praised, and who did it slam? Which ideological group was perceived as smarter, and which was considered more insecure?
If you’re having a hard time answering these questions, read this (emphasis mine throughout). However, please fasten your seatbelts, for you are about to be greatly insulted by one of America's leading psychology periodicals:
Liberals have more books, and their books cover a greater variety of topics. And that's just a start. Multiple studies find that liberals are more optimistic. Conservatives are more likely to be religious. Liberals are more likely to like classical music and jazz, conservatives, country music. Liberals are more likely to enjoy abstract art. Conservative men are more likely than liberal men to prefer conventional forms of entertainment like TV and talk radio. Liberal men like romantic comedies more than conservative men. Liberal women are more likely than conservative women to enjoy books, poetry, writing in a diary, acting, and playing musical instruments.
Pretty funny stuff, right? But it gets better, although you might have to find a more intelligent liberal to explain it to you:
As kids, liberals had developed close relationships with peers and were rated by their teachers as self-reliant, energetic, impulsive, and resilient. People who were conservative at age 23 had been described by their teachers as easily victimized, easily offended, indecisive, fearful, rigid, inhibited, and vulnerable at age 3. The reason for the difference, the Blocks hypothesized, was that insecure kids most needed the reassurance of tradition and authority, and they found it in conservative politics.
I’m not kidding. Check the link, through some water on your face, and come back here because there’s more:
The researchers—John Jost of NYU, Arie Kruglanski of the University of Maryland, and Jack Glaser and Frank Sulloway of Berkeley—found that conservatives have a greater desire to reach a decision quickly and stick to it, and are higher on conscientiousness, which includes neatness, orderliness, duty, and rule-following. Liberals are higher on openness, which includes intellectual curiosity, excitement-seeking, novelty, creativity for its own sake, and a craving for stimulation like travel, color, art, music, and literature.
The study's authors also concluded that conservatives have less tolerance for ambiguity, a trait they say is exemplified when George Bush says things like, "Look, my job isn't to try to nuance. My job is to tell people what I think," and "I'm the decider." Those who think the world is highly dangerous and those with the greatest fear of death are the most likely to be conservative.
Liberals, on the other hand, are "more likely to see gray areas and reconcile seemingly conflicting information," says Jost. As a result, liberals like John Kerry, who see many sides to every issue, are portrayed as flip-floppers. "Whatever the cause, Bush and Kerry exemplify the cognitive styles we see in the research," says Jack Glaser, one of the study's authors, "Bush in appearing more rigid in his thinking and intolerant of uncertainty and ambiguity, and Kerry in appearing more open to ambiguity and to considering alternative positions."
Amazing. But there was more:
That's why the more educated people are, the more liberal they become—but only to a point. Once people begin pursuing certain types of graduate degrees, the curve flattens. Business students, for instance, become more conservative in their views toward minorities. As they become more established, doctors and lawyers tend to protect their economic interests by moving to the right. The findings demonstrate that conservative conversions are fueled not only by fear, but by other factors as well. And if the November election was any indicator, the pendulum that swung so forcefully to the right after 9/11 may be swinging back.
Incredible. Well, that’s all I have to say on this issue, for I have to go protect my economic interests. Have a nice day.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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All 27 people who read this c
January 19, 2007 - 10:13 ET by kathleenirishAll 27 people who read this crap agree, liberals are ELITE!, man! Just like we've been telling you for the last 45 years of cultural disintegration!!!
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Duh
January 19, 2007 - 10:33 ET by Challenger GrimWhat? You didn't know that liberals are like... totally l33t man! liberal == roxxor OMGWTF The conservatives just got totally pwaned!!!!
lol sorry, I just had to indulge my geek for a moment. Now back to our regular programming.
The correct usage is pwnd a s
January 19, 2007 - 10:58 ET by Dan The Man 2The correct usage is pwnd a surpurlative of owned most used in the online game communities. Actually it was probably a mistype on someones part and just entered into infamy when it occured.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
yeah
January 19, 2007 - 11:04 ET by Challenger GrimSometimes, despite my best efforts, I still spell things correctly. forgive my slip up regarding pwnd. Oh, and i also misspelled ZOMG. So as a correction:
ZOMG! conservatives got pwnd man!!
And yeah, I'm being pretty silly/sarcastic. And thinking of message boards where someone will declare "you got pwnd!!!" despite well... no real evidence of that lol.
Well LMAO and ROLF cool .. P
January 19, 2007 - 12:01 ET by Dan The Man 2Well LMAO and ROLF cool .. Peace out, I hate that one.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
This is absolute unadultera
January 19, 2007 - 10:19 ET by Uncle JohnThis is absolute unadulterated crap. Period. End of story.
"It isn't that Liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan
My wife, a conservative, read
January 20, 2007 - 08:54 ET by AlgerHissMy wife, a conservative, reads constantly and is so passionate sexually, she almost scares me at times.
Rochester, Minnesota: A Fem_Leftist City!
What they left out: Liberal
January 19, 2007 - 10:20 ET by alcatrazWhat they left out: Liberal kids are more likely to dress funny and not bath regularly, Liberal kids are more likely to sit around smoking dope, Liberal kids are more likely to be disrespectful, Conservative kids are usually more clean-cut kids, Conservative kids are more likely to be respectful to people, and the best for last, Conservative kids can kick a liberal kids a$$ everytime.
Amen Brother Amen!!! Whoops
January 19, 2007 - 11:10 ET by tgibbsjrAmen Brother Amen!!! Whoops....time to put my Bible up and listen to the Country Music Station.
stop polishing your gun and g
January 19, 2007 - 11:14 ET by Conservative in the Artsstop polishing your gun and get to work!
Vulnerable at age 3???
January 19, 2007 - 11:52 ET by PSPCplHow can any teacher know how vulnerable any child is at age three? What teacher sees a child at age three? Do winged simians appear from these peoples' anal pores on a regular basis or do that get constipated and feel the need to produce something like this to free up the simians?
Very much in agreement. Lib
January 21, 2007 - 01:21 ET by errant1Very much in agreement. Liberals have a greater tendency to be disrespectful. Liberals tend to be more anti-establishment, so they purposely dress differently. Also, to more accurately restate their findings: Liberals (have a)...craving for stimulation like alcohol, illegal drugs, and sex with people they're not even married to. I'd say this describes the Left Coast entertainment industry to a tee.
Translation
January 19, 2007 - 10:25 ET by JimboThat's why the more educated people are, the more liberal they become—but only to a point. Once people begin pursuing certain types of graduate degrees, the curve flattens. Business students, for instance, become more conservative in their views toward minorities. As they become more established, doctors and lawyers tend to protect their economic interests by moving to the right.
Translation –
While students are being taught by one of the most liberal groups of people in the country (teaches and professors), they tend to be liberal.
When they graduate and are exposed to the realities of things like the business world, they become conservative.
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speach and treason"
Jimbo -- good read
January 19, 2007 - 10:56 ET by misterbillThat's it in a nutshell. I must confess, I started as a (moderate) liberal as a young man. Got my career start in a major corporation. Started looking at the world around me as I got older --dropped my Dem registration--later registered Republican. I have been a conservative for over 45 years now. Hate to be called a neo.
It only goes to prove my tagl
January 19, 2007 - 11:11 ET by hs29fanIt only goes to prove my tagline.
"Poor Liberal, he's educated beyond his intelligence"
Love your tag line. You are
January 21, 2007 - 01:36 ET by errant1Love your tag line. You are so, so right!
Very well said.
January 19, 2007 - 11:32 ET by PSOSVery well said.
Liberal Until First Paycheck
January 19, 2007 - 12:02 ET by PSPCplIt has always been my claim that there is only one thing that keeps the conservative movement alive despite 17 to18 years of indoctrination. The day some youngster gets his or her first paycheck and sees the difference between what they were promised when they were hired and what they actually take home, the light bulb jumps from 20 to 100 watts. Anyone with half a brain realizes at that point that liberalism is evil bullS!@# and their conservative friends and family were right all along.
Jimbo, lliked your translatio
January 21, 2007 - 01:32 ET by errant1Jimbo, lliked your translation. To expand on why they tend to be liberal while in high school and college, have heard young students call in to Rush and tell about getting bad grades when they disagree with a teacher or professor. Or, how if they dare write a paper disputing a professor's far left leaning opinions, they get a really bad grade. Point is, they are often forced to go along with the liberal indoctrination crap in order to receive good grades. It's more or less blackmail! Diversity is supposed to be such a good thing, but the far left leaning world of academia do their utmost to silence a diversity of ideas or opinions. The narrow-minded hypocrites!
So basically, liberal men a
January 19, 2007 - 10:25 ET by MightyMouthSo basically, liberal men are more inclined to be GAY and conservative men are more inclined to be...well..MEN! Good going Psych Today, We already knew that!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Finally! A study that says
January 19, 2007 - 10:26 ET by balboaFinally! A study that says what we've all known for so long! [/sarcasm]
{insert smart-arse comment he
January 19, 2007 - 12:11 ET by kathleenirish{insert smart-arse comment here} from kathleenirish to lukewarm milk-boy.
I am holding myself back somewhat. Trying to be nice...
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
liberals
January 19, 2007 - 10:27 ET by iveseenitallLiberals-- more "opnminded", less "fearfull", more "well read", "happier", "more intelligent"--my God, what planet are they talking about? The arrogance of ignorance has hit Psychology Today. Not to worry, Time magazine is dying. This liberal rag will be next.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Open-minded?---Side accounts
January 19, 2007 - 11:14 ET by FishFace222Open-minded?---Side accounts in social security will not work.
Less fearful?---Think we are less safe now than ever before against terrorism
Well-read?---indoctrinated by lefty newspapers maybe
More intelligent?---I guess they prove that election after election when they refer to republican candidates as dumb, dunce, stupid or whatever, i.e. Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, GWB. They then went on to lose 2 elections to each of them.
Less fearful?
January 19, 2007 - 15:08 ET by Dave RThe idea of DimLibs being less fearful is ludicrous. If they are so un-afraid, why are they trying to have us conservative types outlawed.
As for them having more books, which is bunk as many liberals I know are too busy loading songs into their stupid Ipods or listening to NPR and watching some mindless TV show to spend much time reading. And as for the books they do have I guarantee you most of them are of the touchy-feely feel-good variety, or something having to do with WASP oppression. I doubt there is a real history book in the mix, or a biography of any of our past great Americans.
What planet are they talking
January 21, 2007 - 01:56 ET by errant1What planet are they talking about, indeed! However, I think I understand where they're coming from. Remember, during the Clinton regime, whatever Bill or Hillary said, usually the opposite was what was true. That because those two lie so much, because they had so many skeletons in the closet they were in the habit of denying things that were so obviously true. Remember how it was almost the story of the Emperor with no clothes on? The mainstream media never dared call the Clintons on their falsehoods. Even when talk radio would break seriously damaging Clinton scandals, the mainstream would rarely cover the story. And, if so, only briefly for a day or so. Remember those days of scandal after scandal, week after week, month after month? So long as Bill or Hillary would come out and lie about it, or provide us with "their version of the truth," otherwise known as spin. In other words, in a liberal world, the truth is whatever their leader says. Especially since the education system doesn't do a very good job of teaching students to think on their own.
So what should I be?
January 19, 2007 - 10:28 ET by Challenger GrimI mean, almost every one of those things describe me (i.e. I'm very open minded and inquisitive about this whole 'human-caused' global warming etc) but I got a 34 on my political scale (note: 40 is concidered as "the most conservative"). Man, now I'm so very confused about my indentiy today.
Just don't watch HGTV or ea
January 19, 2007 - 10:33 ET by MightyMouthJust don't watch HGTV or eat quiche and you should be alright. :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Thanks
January 19, 2007 - 10:39 ET by Challenger GrimOh thank goodness MM! I don't have cable or watch it (see my hardcore gaming references above lol) and I don't even know what quiche is! And my town has like... only 2 starbucks so I should be fine? Don't suppose anyone knows of like a vaccine or innoculation I can get do they?
If you get Rush on the radi
January 19, 2007 - 10:49 ET by MightyMouthIf you get Rush on the radio, it will act sort of like a "force field" against the liberal plague. Just make sure your town NEVER lets "American Idol" in looking for talent. Other than that, don't drink the city water, it has been fluorinated aka: "liquid lobotomy".
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Are we sure that they dident
January 19, 2007 - 10:46 ET by bassndudeAre we sure that they dident get the tags mixed up in this? With that thought, are we sure they even used real conservatives in this study, or were they the San Francisco conservitive types? That could explain alot.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
impossible
January 19, 2007 - 10:52 ET by Challenger GrimWell, we all know they COULDN'T have used real conservatives because if they had, the researchers would have been shot at least halfway through the study. So it must have been "conservative-lite".
Does sound like a pretty un
January 19, 2007 - 10:58 ET by MightyMouthDoes sound like a pretty unsceintific study bass. Where is the "control group", neither liberal nor conservative? I'll bet I could do the same study and get completely opposite results based upon the group members I select.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Don't forget, this article (a
January 19, 2007 - 10:31 ET by Sua SponteDon't forget, this article (and the magazine) is for, and written by, the elite.
translation – While
January 19, 2007 - 10:31 ET by motherbelt"translation –
While students are being taught by one of the most liberal groups of people
in the country (teaches and professors), they tend to be liberal.
When they graduate and are exposed to the realities of things like the business world, they become conservative."
Jimbo....you hit the nail right on the head.
I would also submit that having a family makes one more conservative, values -wise. You know, the saying that a conservative is a liberal whose daughter just started junior high.
Libertarians' bookshelves a
January 19, 2007 - 10:32 ET by sarcasmoLibertarians' bookshelves are actually physically-dangerous to their owners and others who make the mistake of walking near them, they're so-damn-packed with too-many books. If, as with the vast majority of the clueless media, libertarians can be lumped-in with conservatives despite the reality of the quiz for these people, my reality seems to counter the author's allegation...
JMR
Is this people who actually
January 19, 2007 - 10:34 ET by Chris NormanIs this about people who actually like classical music, modern art, and poetry being Liberals or is this more about people who are Liberals pretentiously pursuing the "elevated" activities that they think a good (and insufferable) Liberal should be seen doing? I'm cynical about all this - which I guess they would say is characteristic of a Conservatiive
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Total rubish, to put it nicel
January 19, 2007 - 10:38 ET by bassndudeTotal rubish, to put it nicely. " Liberals are higher on openness, which includes intellectual curiosity, excitement-seeking,... " Would not this statement indicate that all the liberals out there would be seeking service and duty in Iraq in the US military? And seeing how we conservitives have a greater fear of death, should we be allowed in the military at all? I mean if the liberals have no fear of death, why arnt they standing in line to join up? I think its because that these so called reserachers, dident do any research beyond their own ideas. I want to see the data, demographics and the criteria for this trash.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Berkeley
January 19, 2007 - 10:43 ET by JimboOne of the researches is from Berkeley. What does that tell you!?
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speach and treason"
berkeley??
January 19, 2007 - 11:00 ET by misterbillberkeley?? Say no more--remember that sh**house from the 'Nam days.
Wackadoodles--alfalfa sprouts mess up your brain.
bassndude, as you point out t
January 21, 2007 - 02:04 ET by errant1bassndude, as you point out the incongruity of their conclusions, it seems as though reality is, in fact, the opposite of the way liberals see it! And they're the ones saying GWB is wrong! Or, the war is wrong! Or, that Rush is wrong! They get incorrect conclusions about things because their worldview is wrong!
Well, I'm sorta screwed, I'm over 5 years old and I read.
January 19, 2007 - 10:42 ET by acaiguanaWell, I'm sorta screwed, I'm over 5 years old and I read.
ACA
...
Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
So the people who want to lim
January 19, 2007 - 10:47 ET by jcrapes4So the people who want to limit free speech are actually conservative????? Dennis Kunich(excuse spelling please) might be surprised.
Yeah, the same people who are
January 21, 2007 - 02:08 ET by errant1Yeah, the same people who are all about promoting and celebrating Diversity! And, in the old Buckeye state, he's been known as "Dennis the Menace."
errant1,Is that the same Buck
January 21, 2007 - 02:15 ET by Blondeerrant1,
Is that the same Buckeye state that is still in mourning over losing the BCS Championship?
To the Florida Gators?
Just curious.
My issue hasn't arrived - no
January 19, 2007 - 10:46 ET by ucMy issue hasn't arrived - no wonder I had these thoughts stirring this morning: So, against not just conservatives, but extreme radicals bent on terrorizing non believers whom do they say would best understand how to combat such? Maybe a women who spent eight years in White House already helping appoint a warring Christ. and then replace with a madams All-bright, or, maybe a young black little known junior Senator who converted from their religion to Christianity and could be read as standing for them doing the same. Also how does Psychology Today address Saudi Prince's arguement explaining America being attacked. Maybe it is time for a draft because if Hillary or Barrack are just the Liberals lead candidates let alone get elected our threat level may for some psychologically explainable reason go up. Mr. President thank you for only explaining middle east conflict in non-religious terms and not dictating to say new free Iraqies how they should live. Thank you for staying the course of letting them discover freedom and find their own solution while standing by just helping but not occupying. I share a belief that we at least owe these free Iraqies a chance at additional troops making a positive difference and feel that reevaluating at end of 2007 also is worthy of an article in favor. If it looks like Clinton or Obama have way into White House please consider increasing troop strengths and deployments around the world and police and coast guard forces here at home when such becomes maybe just likely. Having our boots on the ground and maybe more of them may be only way to win this war just for such being ambassadors of American's good will and respect.
We are up against opponents basing their mission on one book aren't we? No disrespect meant or intended.
"Liberals have more book
January 19, 2007 - 10:46 ET by Ruths husband Ben"Liberals have more books, and their books cover a greater variety of topics. And that's just a start. Multiple studies find that liberals are more optimistic."
OH MY GOD! I'M A FRIGGIN' LIBERAL!! I have coming to the wrong blogs all this time...well before I go sign in at some left wing moonbat site, I guess I'll read the rest of this post......
"Conservatives are more likely to be religious. Liberals are more likely to like classical music and jazz, conservatives, country music. Liberals are more likely to enjoy abstract art. Conservative men are more likely than liberal men to prefer conventional forms of entertainment like TV and talk radio. Liberal men like romantic comedies more than conservative men."
THANK GOD I'M A CONSERVATIVE!!!!! Except for the TV part...HOME AT LAST, HOME AT LAST, PRAISE THE LORD, I'M HOME AT LAST.
Damn, that was scary.
Just to be safe, I am going t
January 19, 2007 - 10:49 ET by Ruths husband BenJust to be safe, I am going to throw away my Conan the Barbarian, and Louis La'mour books....now all I have left are my Batman comics.
Just to be safe, I am going t
January 19, 2007 - 10:49 ET by Ruths husband BenJust to be safe, I am going to throw away my Conan the Barbarian, and Louis La'mour books....now all I have left are my Batman comics.
ruthsben...dont you have any
January 19, 2007 - 12:37 ET by bassnduderuthsben...dont you have any Captian America left?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Thats what I thought ruth! My
January 19, 2007 - 10:53 ET by bassndudeThats what I thought ruth! My wife had to go out a buy more book cases for the den several years ago. I also have a large walk in closet full, and the book cases around the fire place have been full for years. I love classical music, enjoy playing musical instruments on occasion, like country music to. But the abstract art thing has to go.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
"Absract design is all r
January 19, 2007 - 16:15 ET by JoeBob"Absract design is all right---for wallpaper or linoleum.... Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence." - Jubal Harshaw
Without recognizing the ordinances of Heaven, it is impossible to be a superior man. - Confucious
This is pretty funny. I mus
January 19, 2007 - 10:51 ET by amberThis is pretty funny. I must be a total annomily. I have more books than any one I have ever known. When people come over they say, "Did you read all of those?" I actually tell people, some women have a thing for shoes, I have a thing for books. I taught myself how to spin wool, I am a very good artist, and my IQ is above the 150 standard that Mensa set. My ASVAB score was one of the highest ever, my recruiter did not beleive it at first and had to double check. My children are the best behaved kids, they do very well in school, are not agressive, do not talk back and I know my 5 year old is conservative. While reading a book about Santa, the book said Santa goes to EVERY house, I said I don't think he goes to everyone's house, I don't think he goes to a Muslim's house. Then I asked her if she could think of other groups of people who Santa skips and she said "the democrats". I laughed and then told her that Santa is not political.
I would also say that of all of the liberals I know, they are the least informed on the issues. they are the most moved by what they see on the 6 o'clock news and the least likely to take the time to search out answers for themselves. The vast majority of poor people are also democrat. The majority of high school drop outs are democrat. Democrats have more super rich and super poor people in their pool of voters.
My conservative score was 39/40.
amber
January 19, 2007 - 11:02 ET by misterbillwhere is this test?? (39/40)? I took O'Reilly's and I am a traditional conservative there.
Here's the one I took.
January 19, 2007 - 11:28 ET by Challenger GrimHere's the one I took.
My God--I am as conservative as they come
January 19, 2007 - 11:36 ET by misterbillMy God--I am as conservative as they come--or so I thought. I only got a 28!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of the questions on th
January 19, 2007 - 11:45 ET by AJSome of the questions on that site seemed either: a. leading or b. vague
I only got a 22. crap. am i a moderate?! i must be cleansed!!!!!
some times, my ear plugs aren't enough to block out liberal manure.
Clearly none of you have be
January 19, 2007 - 11:49 ET by Challenger GrimClearly none of you have been getting your right-wing indoctrination enough. (I mean, I got a 34) I prescribe at LEAST four straight days of watching '24' followed by at least 2 hours of Bill O'Rielly or John Stossell special reports (you pick which one).
Actually, the reason why I
January 19, 2007 - 11:50 ET by AJActually, the reason why I got a 22 was because I'm so darn busy with school that I don't have time to read things for myself like I should.
some times, my ear plugs aren't enough to block out liberal manure.
My Gosh!! 4 days of 24, and I
January 19, 2007 - 13:09 ET by bassndudeMy Gosh!! 4 days of 24, and I would be a 45!!
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I got a 33 which makes you
January 19, 2007 - 11:49 ET by MightyMouth"I only got a 28"
I got a 33 which makes you a reprobate by comparison! :-) However GWB is only a 25 which makes him more of a reprobate than you mrbill. Feel better? :-)
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM...I got a 37, Almost a Ron
January 19, 2007 - 12:50 ET by bassndudeMM...I got a 37, Almost a Ronald Reagan..
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I'll have you know that, Ro
January 19, 2007 - 12:54 ET by MightyMouthI'll have you know that, Ronald Reagan was a friend of mine, and you sir are no Ronald Reagan!
hehe, couldn't resist bass :-))
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Its ok MM...RR I am not, but
January 19, 2007 - 13:05 ET by bassndudeIts ok MM...RR I am not, but Im working on it. 4 point lead on you here. You need to conserve up! I will send you a book...:-))
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
36 here - good to be in Rea
January 19, 2007 - 13:13 ET by Uncle John36 here - good to be in Reagan Country.
"It isn't that Liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan
required action
January 19, 2007 - 14:23 ET by misterbillI'm going to have to fire up my walker and go out and club me a liberal. Dang---I really thought I was a 40, what a shock!
It must have been that gay marriage question. I asked my wife Ralph what to answer on that one.
mbill...might I suggest you r
January 19, 2007 - 13:13 ET by bassndudembill...might I suggest you review berkely activity of the late 60's and early 70's? That should conserve you up for a retest...If that dont work, listen to all of Reagans speeches for 2 days. If that dont work, go to a museum and enjoy the abstract art...:-))
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
bassndude berkely
January 19, 2007 - 14:27 ET by misterbillBerkely---Oh the painful memories during the 'nam days. I really wish someone had brought a battalion of Green Berets there to celebrate homecoming!
Ronald Reagan, the greatest American President of the 20th century. I used to listen to his radio show on the way to work. Now you know why I am surprised I scored so low.
Man I Beat You Guys
January 19, 2007 - 14:23 ET by emjem24I took the same one as you, Challenger. I got a 38. Two short of perfect.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Amber You're So Right
January 19, 2007 - 14:16 ET by emjem24Amber you're so right. When I read this article I was saying to myself, "This doesn't sound like me at all." I grew up a book worm. My parents encouraged me to do well in school and to go to college. I've always loved history because like the Irish blood I grew up with, I love to real/write a good story. I know what it's like to grow up poor (which many liberals don't) because my mom grew up poor with little help or opportunities. Through sheer self-will, she put herself through college and didn't rely on others to do it (as many liberals insist must occur). My mom and dad are conservative as well and extremely independent (both are also from farming families which have been let down by the promise of liberal aid for years) so they've found other ways to survive. I feel like an anomoly because I was harassed by bullies (both male and female who I talked back to in words that they didn't understand) my entire life because I wanted to learn, I wanted more for myself. I didn't want to cheapen myself like I'd seen my sister do. Many women of our generation and now in the younger ones (like my sister) have given up on having a traditional family, have had promiscuous sex and not treated their bodies like they should be: temples. I feel like liberals see me as repressed or out of touch (believe me I'm not) but I see them as people who give in too easily, who don't want to fight the good fight, who want others to make their decisions for them, who want to succumb to a culture which values disrespect, dishonesty, tawdriness, taking the low road, and taking the easy road. All this saddens me (as a former teacher I've seen this in kids whose parents are surely liberal and don't give a damn about them). We will never know how great a country we can be until we expose the lies and deceptions liberals have been bribing Americans to believe for years.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
amber, like you and others ha
January 21, 2007 - 02:29 ET by errant1amber, like you and others have said, I have always liked to read. And, I have more books than will fit on my existing bookshelves. Books on quite a variety of subjects. Through most of my school years, I was in the top 10 percent of my class. I have an interest in more things than I have time to read or study. Anyway, the liberals tend to be moved more by their feelings, rather than facts and data. Also, one thing you mentioned is rarely reported. That Liberals have more super rich and super poor in their pool of voters. And, yet, they purport to represent the "working man." And, every one of the demagogueing liberal politicians who speak of the so-called evil , rich Republicans are themselves as rich if not richer than the opponents they demonize. The level of arrogance and hypocracy of the liberals is astounding! Apparently, if they didn't lie and do their best to deceive voters, they'd never get elected!
(No subject)
December 8, 2008 - 11:55 ET by truthsquadugh ...
January 19, 2007 - 10:51 ET by Dave PierreThis junk just goes to show you that just about any bozo with enough time, money, and effort can get a psychology degree and do "research." You can then get your "results" published if they fit into the liberal/PC agenda.
Articles like this underscore why it's difficult to trust psychologists. Psychology Today is making a joke of psychology by printing garbage like this.
Frankenlies.com: The truth about the lies of Al Franken; Al debunked ...
As others have said, reality
January 19, 2007 - 10:52 ET by FastEdAs others have said, reality and conservatism are closely aligned - from what I've been able to gather, PT doesn't have that BIG a circulation, and it's market is for Psych Doc wannabe's.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
As others have said, reality
January 19, 2007 - 10:52 ET by FastEdAs others have said, reality and conservatism are closely aligned - from what I've been able to gather, PT doesn't have that BIG a circulation, and it's market is for Psych Doc wannabe's.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
By the way, isn't it Liberals
January 19, 2007 - 10:56 ET by Chris NormanBy the way, isn't it Liberals who say we shouldn't stereotype people or put them into categories or draw inferences about people based on circumstantial evidence? Isn't this study doing all these things?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Hmmm. Anyone hear of any repu
January 19, 2007 - 11:03 ET by FishFace222Hmmm. Anyone hear of any republicans/conservatives that sought counseling for Post Election Stress Trauma (PEST). Heck, the "disease" started after the election in 2000 and grew after election '04. Doesn't sound like happy people to me. Also, I'll admit that there are probably more creative people that are liberals but that just means they are better at making stuff up.
Doesn't sound like happy peop
January 19, 2007 - 12:05 ET by dscottDoesn't sound like happy people to me
I think you touched upon something there, maybe the study is in response to some study a few months ago saying that conservatives are generally happier people? An unhappy person can not stand to see others happy, so they have to find a way to pop the balloon.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
They had best leave my baloon
January 19, 2007 - 12:53 ET by bassndudeThey had best leave my baloon alone, If I want my baloon poped, I will ask my wife if we can hire a young french maid...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I'll get in trouble for this
January 19, 2007 - 11:04 ET by misterbillI'll get in trouble for this..but in the gay world, my bet is the liberals are catchers.
My, what ever do you mean M
January 19, 2007 - 11:06 ET by MightyMouthMy, what ever do you mean Mr. Bill?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM-- ??
January 19, 2007 - 11:15 ET by misterbillMM--?? I won't "stoop" to answer that one.
Stoop Mr. Bill???
January 19, 2007 - 12:10 ET by PSPCplWhat? Too old and stiff to bend over?
I had a bit of insomnia las
January 19, 2007 - 11:07 ET by Right2thePointI had a bit of insomnia last night and decided I wanted to try my normal sleeping pill of listining to NPR.
They usually bore me enough that I can go to sleep.
Any how it didn't work last night for a long time and I listened to several shows which had panels on them.
I swear not one of those panels had any body on them that sounded like a man.
I only heard males that I would only best describe as girly guys spouting like prissy school girls.
i am a conservative who loves
January 19, 2007 - 11:10 ET by buddyci am a conservative who loves classical music, has a huge library, am optimistic, hate country music, like jazz, am religious.
someone should sue that magazine for fraud. it is just like getting your news from jon liebowitz stewart.
Wow, hello buddyc!
January 19, 2007 - 11:50 ET by tumbler_2007You too are religious? (I'm a practicing Catholic who sins and repents.) You love classical music? Me too! Right now um addicted to Shostakovich, in the past have loved Brahms, Chopin, Mahler, Britten, Verdi, Rossini, Vaughan Williams, and countless others.
I have collected many fine books, both English (the greatest of languages) and Spanish (the most beautiful and romantic, --Italian same.) Books are essential for me, a high school dropout of the 1950's. I learned everything from books; art, religion, history (I read biographies) and even all about sex!
I'm also optimistic, I love opera, all the great Italian, German and Russian masterpieces. I like country western, jazz (a little) and movies. (I love Italian cinema, especially before La Dolce Vita, when it trended toward the disgusting.)
As for the magazines; all are ridiculous except some music reviews (Fanfare, Penguin, etc., ) Psychology Today is pathetic tripe, I agree! --YES, despite what many want to think in this fine blogsite; I'm a conservative too. You and I should be buddies, buddy //
Oh and one more result from t
January 19, 2007 - 11:10 ET by Jack BauerOh and one more result from this scientific survey with a margin of error +/- 100%.
Liberals are more likely to believe bogus "scientific" evidence than conservatives...
It's a right brain/no brain thing.
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
"margin of error +/- 1
January 19, 2007 - 11:14 ET by MightyMouth"margin of error +/- 100%"
"It's a right brain/no brain thing"
One of the reasons I love this site are the valuable things I can take away from it every day. Thanks Jack, good stuff!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
I agree about Jack Bauer
January 19, 2007 - 12:17 ET by tumbler_2007Yeah, Mighty.
Our man Jack here is priceless. He coulda written for Roger Miller (King of the Road). Never dull.
Well I'm just not fitting int
January 19, 2007 - 11:13 ET by BeanManWell I'm just not fitting into the mold here. I love classical music, look at all viewpoints before making up my mind. I usually select the one that makes the most sense. I play a musical instrument (I have a 1968 Les Paul Custom). I must be several standard deviations out on their curve.
Iron Shrink
January 19, 2007 - 11:16 ET by EllisWyattDon't miss this thoughtful analyiss of the "study" by Iron Shrink:
http://www.ironshrink.com/articles/070116_political_conservatism_study_methodology.php
If you're not outraged at the media, you haven't been paying attention.
Thanks for the link, very g
January 19, 2007 - 11:39 ET by MightyMouthThanks for the link, very germane to the discussion.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Liberals, on the other hand,
January 19, 2007 - 11:21 ET by FishFace222Liberals, on the other hand, are "more likely to see gray areas and reconcile seemingly conflicting information,"
Just like they did with WMD's. GWB says they have WMD's. We can't find them (could they possibly have been moved?) so GWB lied. That seems pretty black and white to me. Reconcile that.
Or GWB won 2 elections and therefore he cheated. That seems pretty black and white to me also.
Fish, More reconciliations
January 19, 2007 - 12:23 ET by PSPCplI like these:
No Death Penalty but Abortion OKAY!
Burning coal BAD, so windmills okay so long as in someone else's vineyard.
Christians criminal for publically displaying mangers and such, but Muslims persecuted for attempting to pray on a plane.
Dispicable to discriminate against anyone but Muslims allowed to prevent people with alcohol and dogs from getting into their taxis for religioius reasons.
ETCETERA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA Ad Nauseum
I've never even heard of th
January 19, 2007 - 11:21 ET by AJI've never even heard of the magazine. Because I just don't give a crap about liberal b*llsh*t.
some times, my ear plugs aren't enough to block out liberal manure.
Unfortunately, they don't inc
January 19, 2007 - 11:22 ET by GothampcUnfortunately, they don't include the statistical information on this "study". I'd like to see how they came up with this information.
My theory is that when they interview people, Conservatives don't have time to mess with interviewers and their questions, so the results are always skewed.
I'm sure they used the same h
January 19, 2007 - 11:43 ET by PSOSI'm sure they used the same honest sampling techniques as the Lancet study that estimated 600,000 people had been killed in the Iraq war.
Or maybe the exit polls that
January 19, 2007 - 12:58 ET by GothampcOr maybe the exit polls that said John Kerry won.
The findings demonstrate that
January 19, 2007 - 11:26 ET by ThisnThatThe findings demonstrate that conservative conversions are fueled not only by fear, but by other factors as well.
Finally, we've got em where we want'em. Libs fear conservative opinions. Libs fear talk shows. Libs fear the truth. Libs fear logical thought. Conservatives on Campus. And Fox News (their biggest fear of all).
Know what this means? Libs are on the verge of becoming flamining conservatives! Will happen any day now. I can see the tilting already.
I love the impartial interpre
January 19, 2007 - 11:38 ET by SmartypantsI love the impartial interpretation of the "evidence" here. John Kerry is "perceived as a flip-flopper" because he sees all the sides to an issue. It has nothing whatsoever to do with being politically opportunistic. He's merely "nuanced." Even the term "conservative conversions" is itself horribly biased, and in the same sentence with the word "fear". And "doctors and lawyers" move further to the right just to protect their economic interests? Does the data support that conclusion? It has nothing to do with the fact that people become more conservative, in general, as they get older---and presumably wiser?
Doesn't this all boil down to the fact that the liberal writers/researchers of this article interpreted the data in a way that was beneficial to their own point of view? Heck, it was not more than a few months ago that a study came out which showed conservatives to be happier and more content with their lives than liberals.
Education
January 19, 2007 - 12:10 ET by iveseenitallWhen I did my doctoral research many years ago we were taught that you have to have a "provable " thesis and support your findings with evidence. We were also taught to search for the truth. These people are obviously the products of a modern "liberal " education where 2+2 = 5, so long as you "feel good" about it.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Liberals are optimistic?! Ar
January 19, 2007 - 11:58 ET by PSOSLiberals are optimistic?! Are we talking about the same people who believe the world will end in our lifetime as the oceans boil and the rain forests turn into arid deserts? It seems to me that on every issue from race relations to the environment to foreign policy, liberals are essentially pessimists.
liberal
January 19, 2007 - 12:26 ET by iveseenitallIn my career I've worked with so many dumb ( truly), ignorant, illogical "intellectuals" who pranced around acting as though they were such deep thinkers. Cornell West of Princeton is one of these types. Have you ever read one of his sophomoric, unintelligible books? Sheech! Many pseudo-intellectual liberals are a disgrace to American education, but are the darlings of the press. And they are teaching in our schools and colleges. And writing for Psychology Today.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Starting to....
January 19, 2007 - 12:15 ET by acumenHmmm, what's this? Oh, Psychology Today article. Let's take a look.......blah, blah....libs better....blah, blah, conservatives bad....blah, blah.....starting to feel drowsy.......eyes getting heavy.......Bush bad.....Kerry good......must change.... must see gray areas and reconcile conflicting information......must be more open-minded like Durham DA and frying pan drumming activists at Duke.....
Nonsense
January 19, 2007 - 12:18 ET by SanityClauseSome of this makes no sense at all:
Did anyone else catch this pair of sentences from the last page of the online article?
To test this, Solomon and his colleagues prompted two groups to think about death and then give opinions about a pro-American author and an anti-American one. As expected, the group that thought about death was more pro-American than the other.
This makes no sense as written! I assume they meant that one group was told to think about death, but that is not what they wrote.
Psycho Today
January 19, 2007 - 12:21 ET by Dave RIt looks as though Psychology Today has joined the Culture War on the side of the DimLibs. I am sure that has all seven of it's readers, three of which I understand are blind, tearing through it with wild abandon.
BTW: Was this not a tactic employed by the Nazis in order to marginalize Jews by making them appear to be intellectually inferior?
As kids, liberals had develop
January 19, 2007 - 12:24 ET by Darth DutchAs kids, liberals had developed close relationships with peers and were rated by their teachers as self-reliant, energetic, impulsive, and resilient. People who were conservative at age 23 had been described by their teachers as easily victimized, easily offended, indecisive, fearful, rigid, inhibited, and vulnerable at age 3.
What? Am I missing something? Conservative are easily offended? Last I checked, it was liberals and liberally-minded groups that were suing the government for every little thing because of some perceived offense.
And since when were liberals self-reliant? One of the basic tenets of liberalism is that the government must take care of everyone, socialism is the way to go, and they know better than you how you should act. It is conservatism that preaches self-reliance and rugged individualism.
I'm just speechless...
Dutch
What a load of crap. I find i
January 19, 2007 - 12:26 ET by DarasenWhat a load of crap. I find it interesting how the article states "Conservitives are more likely to be religious" like that is a bad thing.
Truth is that Psychology in of itself is a liberal field. isn't the crux of psychology that you people need to do what ever it is they want to make them happy and that is ok?
Admitedly this "study" does have some things correct about me. I am religious, I can't stand "abstract art " especially given I am realist in my own paintings. I can't stand romantic comedies, bad plots and acting while not being funny does not qualify as entertaining to me. Also I do see many thing in black and white. What this magazine refuses to accecpt is that there is such a thing as right and wrong.
What they got wrong. I have hundreds of books (down from over a thousand from moving) on physics, art history, biographies, theology, mathematics, computers, and multiple others. I also have a large collection of classical music and opera. Intellectual curiosity is why I study physics as a hobby. Intellectual curiosity leads me read material on things like Biblical archeology. However, these things only strengthen my sureity of Biblical reliability and since I do not come to the conclusions they desire it does not count.
More crap basically from liberals who go on saying that anyone conservative must be dumb.
Just reading the first paragr
January 19, 2007 - 12:27 ET by mattmJust reading the first paragraph I could tell that this was nothing but a littany af stereotypical cliche's. Typical. It has all the scientific merit of Algore's inconvenient lie.
only liberals would need a ps
January 19, 2007 - 12:29 ET by pmohbuckonly liberals would need a psychology magazine to explain their "raison d'etre" ... let's weed through this liberal tripe:
"enjoy abstract art" = "i am a pervert"
"Liberal men like romantic comedies more than conservative men" = "i was frequently beat-up on the playground as a child"
"Liberal women are more likely than conservative women to enjoy books" ... written by Maureen Dowd, Hillary Clinton and Rachel Ray
"Liberals have more books" = they HAVE books, they READ "People" Magazine
"self-reliant, energetic, impulsive, and resilient" - words heard by liberals when completing a 12-step program
"openness" = weird
"intellectual curiosity" = heavy drug use
"reconcile seemingly conflicting information" = "help! I couldn't make a decision if my life depended on it"
"more open to ambiguity and to considering alternative positions" - excuse used when explaining why they voted for Carter, Mondale, Dukakis or Kerry
"the more educated people are, the more liberal they become" = "being a student the rest of my life means i'll never have to work a real job"
And out of the ground made th
January 19, 2007 - 13:04 ET by TruthMongerA. This piece was just proof
January 19, 2007 - 13:40 ET by Roger the ShrubberA. This piece was just proof that Liberal Men are pussies. Romantic comedies? Ha.
B. I have to tell my wife she's on the cover of "Psychology Today" again...
I have to admit I love to coz
January 19, 2007 - 13:57 ET by balboaI have to admit I love to cozy up in an afghan on a cold Saturday afternoon with a cup of Morning Mist, and watch "You've Got Mail," then "Two Weeks Notice," then "Sleepless in Seattle," and, you know, just feel good about life.
I would have also accepted: &
January 19, 2007 - 14:13 ET by Roger the ShrubberI would have also accepted: "Steel Magnolias", "Beaches", "Fried Green Tomatoes", or "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants".
I actually liked "Two Weeks Notice"...
and what the hell is "Morning Mist"?
Yeah, Two Weeks Notice was pr
January 19, 2007 - 14:20 ET by balboaYeah, Two Weeks Notice was pretty good, and I'll watch Tom Hanks do just about anything.
Actually, Morning Mist was the name of the "mood" that George Costanza said reflected in the clothes he was wearing on his and Jerry's trip to LA to find Kramer. :)
I'll watch Tom Hanks do jus
January 19, 2007 - 14:36 ET by MightyMouthI'll watch Tom Hanks do just about anything
Did you see the under appreciated "LadyKillers"? Funny stuff. Hanks was great, although one of my favorite scenes didn't include him:
"She had a butt that could pull a BUS!", It wasn't a butt, it was ....literature!"
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Balboa
January 19, 2007 - 15:46 ET by Noel SheppardB,
LMAO. Thanks for that. However, you really need to try some mint tea while watching "The Way we Were"!!! Now you're talking!!! ns
What A Bunch Of Crap
January 19, 2007 - 13:47 ET by emjem24What a load of garbage! How are liberals more "intellectually curious" than conservatives? I have bachelor's and master's degrees and I had to put up with liberals all day long to get those two degrees. Where is the evidence for the "wide book collection" of liberals vs. conservatives? My husband and I have a very, very diverse selection of books which includes everything from romance books to military history. Liberals seem to like abstract art more? Good! They can buy it because it's utter crap. I will take REAL art with REAL meaning any day of the week. Where is there evidence for how liberals like classical music and jazz whereas conservatives like country music? As a conservative, I don't listen to just country music because I listen to a lot of different music (including country music). I'm probably not unlike most people out there. I used to be a competitive flutist and pianist and I played lots of classical music. However, sometimes I needed a break and listened to a lot of different types of rock/pop music. I don't buy the finding that conservatives are more easily victimized. Yeah, I was bullied as a kid because I was a nerd but then a lot of kids were. I stuck up for myself to the point it made matters worse (darn Irish streak in me). All this Psychology Today study does is reemphasize stereotypes on both sides and the researchers know it.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
The crap in this endless. W
January 19, 2007 - 14:04 ET by RunningBeerThe crap in this endless. Where do I begin???
Libs have (write) more books - Thay have to. They must create more references to justify their positions.
Conservatives make quick decisions and stick to it - I call that being intelligent, grounded in belief and self confident. Not like chaff, going whichever way the wind blows it.
You could go on forever with this stuff.
conservatives - quick to real
January 19, 2007 - 14:28 ET by jwm45conservatives - quick to realise when they are being presented with a load of BS
liberals - likely to be the ones presenting a load of BS
Psychology: the only professi
January 19, 2007 - 14:28 ET by The Real TonyPsychology: the only profession where you can totally pull "observations" from your ass and have people think you're brilliant and make 7 figures a year for telling people someone else is at fault.
Was everyone at "Psychology Today" fixated in their anal stage of development?
Even comic book writers have editors....sheesh!
What a load...
Fight Terrorism at home - defeat a liberal!
Here's my take on a few items
January 19, 2007 - 14:52 ET by NeoCon JediHere's my take on a few items:
Liberal men are more likely to drive off a bridge and leave you drowning in a car, walk home and wait 24 hours before calling the police. Conservative men always have a designated driver.
Liberal men "open dialogue" with terrorists, dictators and despots. Conservative men kill terrorists, dictators and despots.
Liberal men marry mean, ugly women, who inherits billions from selling condiments. Conservative men marry women who believe in God, country and the right to bear arms.
"At an end your rule is, and not short enough it was!" -- Yoda
And we restate the obvious
January 19, 2007 - 15:27 ET by Jeffrey P Miller BA AS1.) Who reads that rag? Liberals. 2.) Who did the "study?" Liberals. 3.) The conclusions favor whom? Liberals. 4.) Who swipes with the broadest of brush strokes? Liberals. 5.) Who is open and accepting of dissimilar ideas? Liberals - no wait! Liberals accept their own worldview and nothing else, but that, by their definition would make them conservatives! But they self-define as Liberals but their actions are conservative. So, who is who again? What defines whom? They got the ambiguity part down.
I'd read the article in que
January 19, 2007 - 15:48 ET by MyKindaSpamI'd read the article in question, but I'm mostly illiterate (my pet monkey is typing this) and indifferent about learning new information. As I sit in my monochromatically white house ('cause I hate color...I guess I'm just THAT much of a racist) and listen to Billy Ray Cyrus over and over in a room markedly devoid of travel brochures and art, I realize that liberals are far superior to me. I just don't get their interest in reading. I think it is a waste of time. Reading is for fancy folks and Democrats; books are really for burning. Well, I need to give my amazing typing monkey a break and get back to eating dirt while those everpresent dualing banjoes softly play in the background.
Conservative are hotter.
January 19, 2007 - 16:00 ET by eucherConservative are hotter.
I think the authors of this
January 19, 2007 - 16:55 ET by MyKindaSpamI think the authors of this study not only showed their bias but completely invalidated the study's legitimacy when they claimed that they couldn't find examples of liberal authoritarians. How is this possible? By claiming Stalin was conservative and ignoring Castro's Cuba, Mao's China, Chavez' Venezuela or Cambodia's Pol Pot. How did they decide that Stalin was conservative? Easy, they claim that Stalin:
…secretly admired Hitler and identified with several right-wing causes
(including anti-Semitism). In the Soviet context, Stalin was almost
certainly to the right of his political rivals, most notably Trotsky.
In terms of his psychological makeup as well, Stalin appears to have
had much in common with right-wing extremists.
They also say that they were unable to find even one left wing "socialist/communist type" who scored high on their test that determines levels of authoritarianism, and that an authoriatarian on the left is as "scarce as hens teeth." What bunk. I guess they've never heard of Generalisimo Franco or any of the miriad liberal/communist/socialist dictators in the world
What I can't believe is that this study from 2003 is given ANY scholarly weight, especially by Psychology Today. After reading about the study's guidelines and some of the content, it is clear that the magazine completely shirked off any professionalism by publishing this blatant partisan fantasy that is masquerading as legitimate and objective social science. This doesn't bode well for quality education in our universities, and shame on Psychology Today for propping up this liberal day dream with their previously good reputation.
Since the "study"
January 19, 2007 - 17:01 ET by MyKindaSpamSince the "study" came out in 2003, I want to know why the magazine waited so long to publish it. I'm also waiting for the media to pick up on this story and breathlessly repeat the contents. Do liberals like these in the media realize that they alienate at least half of their audience when they stoop to these depths? I had a subscription to Psychology Today when I was in middle school, and because of this article and their now obvious bias, I won't get one for my child unless there is a clear change in philosophy. Unbelievable.
Recognized the names
January 19, 2007 - 17:21 ET by niner-four-whiskeyGeez, I just wrote up a long, long connect the dots between these guys, and all the left wing trash they've published over the years. Went to post it, but the site crashed and tossed my post!
Anyway, y'all have connected the dots. A group of political hacks, the very same ones in fact, who "diagnosed" president Bush right before the 2004 elections.
http://www.commondre...
Selected weblinks from my lengthy research:
http://www.psych.nyu...
http://www.humiliati...
http://peacecenter.b...
http://socrates.berk...
http://media.www.vir...
http://www.dailykos....
http://www.marginalr...
Anyone think that the "research fellowships" these guys are advisors to are ultimately funded by non-other than our favorite philanthropist Mr. Soros?
Liberals, on the other hand,
January 19, 2007 - 18:14 ET by AtheistRepublicanLiberals, on the other hand, are "more likely to see gray areas and reconcile seemingly conflicting information,"
Sounds kind of like... doublethink.
As in: warmer weather is proo
January 21, 2007 - 08:05 ET by Wineguy13As in: warmer weather is proof of man-made global warming, and so is very cold weather. Lack of any significant change in weather is also proof of man-made global warming. Erratic changes of weather is proof of man-made yada yada yada
Psychology Today
January 20, 2007 - 02:30 ET by Dr. RonDo not dignify this rag by even thinking it is more than a Redbook/People Magazine/Vogue...even a tabloid.... type publication. Pop Psychology Today would be a better title, or PC Psychology Today.
Northerners' Prejudice Against Southerners?
January 20, 2007 - 10:03 ET by Mr. TerryCould it be that a part of the elitism we see among the liberals is the "We are New Yorkers" attitude? When I lived in Florida a lot of the New Yorkers came down to retire and seethed with disdain for us poor, ignorant southerners. While in New York over the holidays I watched in utter amazment as the local news talking heads gave their political viewpoints and criticised a Virginia Senator for his accent, that being reason enough to disbelieve what he said.
Mind you, I have NOTHING against New Yorkers per sei, I'm just pointing out a common factor in elite, north-eastern talkers. It once again struck me as insulting that Psychology Today wrote this crap as fact. What if I actually were a southern (even rural American) outdoor, sportsmen type of person....what does that have to do with my intellect????
Hmm, having lots of books mak
January 20, 2007 - 18:02 ET by dscottHmm, having lots of books makes one a liberal? I have a whole bookcase full and more in boxes in the garage because I don't have room for more book cases, does this make me a liberal? So right there I'm the exception to their silly study and it wouldn't surprise me if many of you had the same. This is study more nonsence and confirmation of insecurity of liberals.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
dscott,The difference is the
January 20, 2007 - 18:09 ET by bigtimerdscott,
The difference is the conservatives read them, the leftists just eat the pages.
"If we ever forget that we are a Nation Under God....then we will be a Nation Gone Under." Ronald Reagan
Let me see, I have nearly all
January 20, 2007 - 20:18 ET by MikeBLet me see, I have nearly all of my college texts, and refer to them from time to time. I have books on religions, on philosophy and history. I have books of fiction by Tom Clancy, Anne McCaffery, Larry Bond, and a bunch of others. I check at the local used book store from time to time, and frequent the library.
Psychology Today is rapidly devolving into birdcage liner and fish wrap.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Obviously, you need to embrac
January 21, 2007 - 08:01 ET by Wineguy13Obviously, you need to embrace your inner liberal. Judging from the level of discourse there must be a lot of latent liberalness here because many of the readers here seem to be educated and well-read. Trolls most likely...
Wow, where to begin? Luckil
January 21, 2007 - 07:57 ET by Wineguy13Wow, where to begin? Luckily, since I was a liberal until halfway through college I must be halfway to true enlightenment before backsliding into brutishness. How else to explain why I love Beethoven, Brahms, and Copeland all the while being an ardent follower of Guided by Voices and the Cramps. (for the conservatives out there (read: Neanderthals) those are musicians and composers, since apparently all you know about is Vince Gill. I also have to admit to being quite the reader, in fact I am ashamed to admit it but I have books on broad range of subjects, not just TV guide, and Field & Stream. Since this study had not been conducted when I became my conservative backsliding, I didn't realize that I should only become conservative to protect my economic interests. Alas, I was a conservative when I was washing dishes for $7.25 an hour. Indeed I am still not exactly rolling in dough, I guess I got the whole thing backwards.
It is true though that, as a conservative, I can't see gray areas when it comes to many subjects. I fail to see how removing a lump of tissue which otherwise would, without any intervention from anyone, become a child is not murder. I also don't see how having many of my commercial and personal decisions influenced by government regulations makes me more free, but then I am not nuanced.
This study concludes that being a conservative means never having to see a Jennifer Aniston movie, and for that I am proud to say Conservative? c'est moi!