Matthew Sheffield2d ago

Voting and ideologies are byproducts of cognitive styles and deeper values

Issues only matter to authoritarian people who are directly harmed by a position. Conservative-inclined people do not care about evidence when it comes to shaping their opinions:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/judgment-and-decision-making/article/on-the-belief-that-beliefs-should-change-according-to-evidence-implications-for-conspiratorial-moral-paranormal-political-religious-and-science-beliefs/254C6EF93A5E037998EB7E1003627CB6?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On the belief that beliefs should change according to evidence: Implications for conspiratorial, moral, paranormal, political, religious, and science beliefs | Judgment and Decision Making | Cambridge Core

On the belief that beliefs should change according to evidence: Implications for conspiratorial, moral, paranormal, political, religious, and science beliefs - Volume 15 Issue 4

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Show threadMatthew Sheffield2d ago

People with right wing views are basing them in psychologies of fear, scarcity, and the belief that obedience is better than respect.

Many studies have shown this. Here's a summary of a recent one: https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-supporters-are-wired-differently-researchers-report/

Trump supporters are wired differently, researchers report – Baptist News Global

There are social and psychological reasons Trump supporters show less empathy toward the minorities and enemies he targets.

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Show threadMartin Vermeer FCD

@mattsheffield Pretty classic stuff all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian_personality

Authoritarian personality - Wikipedia

Apr 3 at 7:17pmWeb
Show threadAnnie G2d ago

@martinvermeer @mattsheffield It seems almost too easy to boil it down to

A) people who see the world as a zero sum calculation: if someone else wins, I lose
B) people who think a rising tide floats everyone's boats, and I do better by helping others do better

but that really seems to be the crux. I think it's a fundamental, innate attitude and I think maybe people whose primary driver is fear have gone off the rails because of climate collapse, a disaster both too big and too slow for them to process with any rationality.