ryoder 1,396 #1 June 3, 2016 Interesting article about WWII era study of what makes people support an authoritarian leader. Some excerpts: It turned out that people with authoritarian tendencies were more accurately described as ethnocentric. Authoritarians believed their own group was superior and expressed racism against a wide range of other people. ... Another discovery was that authoritarians tended to distrust science and strongly disliked the idea of using imagination to solve problems. They preferred to stick to tried-and-true traditional methods of organizing society. Many believed that force was the best way to deal with conflict, partly because war is an inevitable outgrowth of human nature. ... Another personality trait that emerged had to do with sexuality. Authoritarians were rigidly opposed to homosexuality, occasionally suggesting that homosexuals should be killed or at least jailed. But more generally, they were fascinated by regulating other people's sex lives, often speculating about the "wild sex life" of groups they hated, whether those were artists, "weak" politicians, or racial minorities. ... Overall, the Berkeley group described authoritarians' outlook as "cynical" because of a tendency to believe the powerful would always rule the weak, and it was best to be on the side of the powerful, which is also likely why authoritarians expressed a desire for politicians who would take charge, set rules, and crush dissent. Article: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/how-world-war-ii-scientists-invented-a-data-driven-approach-to-fighting-fascism/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #2 June 3, 2016 it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,396 #3 June 3, 2016 rehmwait's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought An ad hominem attack is the best you got?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #4 June 3, 2016 ryoder***it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought An ad hominem attack is the best you got? (pretty much....I didn't even open the link) Geez, compliment a nationally known educational facility and it's considered an attack? (although, to be honest, it doesn't matter which university, it seems that articles from any university that try to describe demographics just tend to just be a lazy descent/wallow into a realm of childish stereotypes published under pretension. merely a regurgitation of nonsense from the mainstream and grossly left wing or right wing to the extent that it's worthless drivel except as an example of what writing should never be) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,396 #5 June 3, 2016 rehmwa (although, to be honest, it doesn't matter which university, it seems that articles from any university that try to describe demographics just tend to just be a lazy descent/wallow into a realm of childish stereotypes published under pretension. merely a regurgitation of nonsense from the mainstream and grossly left wing or right wing to the extent that it's worthless drivel except as an example of what writing should never be) So you discount any kind of research? How do you propose we advance knowledge?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,644 #6 June 3, 2016 rehmwait's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Yep, the same place that produced the leaders of the Manhattan Project.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #7 June 3, 2016 ryoder*** (although, to be honest, it doesn't matter which university, it seems that articles from any university that try to describe demographics just tend to just be a lazy descent/wallow into a realm of childish stereotypes published under pretension. merely a regurgitation of nonsense from the mainstream and grossly left wing or right wing to the extent that it's worthless drivel except as an example of what writing should never be) So you discount any kind of research? How do you propose we advance knowledge? duh - emotionally driven rhetoric. for the children ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #8 June 3, 2016 kallend***it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Yep, the same place that produced the leaders of the Manhattan Project. which has killed more people than Chipotle (I believe Chipotle was an old west posse leader.....) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #9 June 3, 2016 I bet authoritarians who are rigidly opposed to homosexuality like lesbian porn though. I mean... Who doesn't like lesbian porn? Gay blokes basically, that's it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #10 June 5, 2016 rehmwait's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Because we all know what a bastion of liberalism Berkeley was in 1943. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 187 #11 June 5, 2016 kallend***it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Yep, the same place that produced the leaders of the Manhattan Project. The ones who let us pay for the project, and then gave the results to the Soviets for free? Mighty white of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,644 #12 June 6, 2016 winsor******it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Yep, the same place that produced the leaders of the Manhattan Project. The ones who let us pay for the project, and then gave the results to the Soviets for free? Mighty white of them. How many of the spies were from Berkeley?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 187 #13 June 6, 2016 kallend*********it's good, because Berkeley is a bastion of even and unbiased thought Yep, the same place that produced the leaders of the Manhattan Project. The ones who let us pay for the project, and then gave the results to the Soviets for free? Mighty white of them. How many of the spies were from Berkeley? Didn't the Soviets require credit from Berkeley to spy for them? Maybe one or two got a pass on that requirement. The CIA is, of course, a Yale shop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
