It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

A press release from UC Berkeley announced that researchers, culling
50 years of data, had identified psychological patterns common to the
minds of right-wingers. Their findings, published in the American
Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin, listed these
predictors of conservatism: fear, aggression, dogmatism,
authoritarianism, tolerance of inequality, intolerance of ambiguity,
resistance to change and lack of "integrative complexity" in thought
and speech. Hardly a flattering portrait.

The release pushed further, noting that "disparate conservatives" such
as Hitler, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh each preached a
return to an idealized past and condoned inequality.

The research is serious scholarship, insist the authors from Stanford,
U.C. Berkeley and the University of Maryland synthesized 88 previously
published samples involving 22,818 participants from 12 countries into
10 "meta-analytic calculations."

The study starts by assuming that people adopt a belief system such as
conservatism partly to satisfy some psychological need. "This does not
mean that conservatism is pathological," the authors hasten to note,
"or that conservative beliefs are necessarily false, irrational or
unprincipled."

As Seinfeld might add, "not that there's anything wrong with that . .
.. ."

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives aren't
compelled to jump through complex,

intellectual hoops to justify their relatively black-and-white view of
the world.

One of the researchers' methods involved analyzing political speeches
and judicial opinions on the basis of structural complexity.
Conservatives thought and spoke more simply -- hence President Bush's
observation "Look, my job isn't to nuance."

"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


Bingo!

"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


That's the beauty of being able to see things in black and white. There's
no need to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to justify anything or
reach a rationale conclusion. The answers to many of the World's "complex"
problems are always so painfully obvious to a conservative. What frustrates
us most is why liberals have such a hard time with logic and reason.

If you're really an engineer, JimDandy, then you'd know that *everything*
can be seen as black and white if you break it down into small enough
elements. Fluid mechanics and finite element analysis are a couple of
perfect engineering examples proving that the world really *is* black or
white...even the grey shades are just teeny-tiny black and white pixels.

NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


That's the beauty of being able to see things in black and white. There's
no need to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to justify anything or
reach a rationale conclusion. The answers to many of the World's "complex"
problems are always so painfully obvious to a conservative.


Indeed, conservatives must find a great deal of solace in their
ignorance and simple-mindedness.


W








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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


That's the beauty of being able to see things in black and white.
There's
no need to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to justify anything
or
reach a rationale conclusion. The answers to many of the World's
"complex"
problems are always so painfully obvious to a conservative.


Indeed, conservatives must find a great deal of solace in their
ignorance and simple-mindedness.


More like satisfaction with our clairvoyance.

"NOYB" wrote in message
thlink.net...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
NOYB wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the
conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the
same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


That's the beauty of being able to see things in black and white.
There's
no need to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to justify
anything
or
reach a rationale conclusion. The answers to many of the World's
"complex"
problems are always so painfully obvious to a conservative.


Indeed, conservatives must find a great deal of solace in their
ignorance and simple-mindedness.


More like satisfaction with our clairvoyance.

So, you believe in black arts eh? Do you suppose that's what's employed to
conger Bush Administration fiscal plans? That'd make sense.

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 20:55:14 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

More like satisfaction with our clairvoyance.

Sept 11 -- 9/11 Sept 11 -- 9/11

You knew about it? Treason!
High Crimes and Misdemeanors!!!
Shame on you.

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"NOYB" wrote in message rthlink.net...
"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives
aren't compelled to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to
justify their relatively black-and-white view of the world.


That's the beauty of being able to see things in black and white. There's
no need to jump through complex, intellectual hoops to justify anything or
reach a rationale conclusion. The answers to many of the World's "complex"
problems are always so painfully obvious to a conservative. What frustrates
us most is why liberals have such a hard time with logic and reason.

If you're really an engineer, JimDandy, then you'd know that *everything*
can be seen as black and white if you break it down into small enough
elements. Fluid mechanics and finite element analysis are a couple of
perfect engineering examples proving that the world really *is* black or
white...even the grey shades are just teeny-tiny black and white pixels.

Yes, but the thing is, the smaller the elements, the more the "whole"
is diluted. Just because something can (and you're correct, anything
CAN be) broken down into elementary analysis, doesn't mean that it's
NOT complex!

"basskisser" wrote in message
om...

"NOYB" wrote in message
rthlink.net...


If you're really an engineer, JimDandy, then you'd know that
*everything*
can be seen as black and white if you break it down into small enough
elements. Fluid mechanics and finite element analysis are a couple of
perfect engineering examples proving that the world really *is* black or
white...even the grey shades are just teeny-tiny black and white pixels.

Yes, but the thing is, the smaller the elements, the more the "whole"
is diluted. Just because something can (and you're correct, anything
CAN be) broken down into elementary analysis, doesn't mean that it's
NOT complex!

It does if you crave simplicity, like Nookular Boy and his army of lemmings.

Hey,,
Somebody needs to fiscally responsibly run the country or other countries. I
mean your socialist friends would spend their way into poverty and end up
with nothing. If you dont like the way the country is running, just sit back
in your arm chair, collect your welfare and go play bingo. Leave the big
things to those who know how to do them better. If not for you, for the sake
of the entire nation's survival.






"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
It had the whiff of parody. Psychologists dissecting the conservative
brain?

A press release from UC Berkeley announced that researchers, culling
50 years of data, had identified psychological patterns common to the
minds of right-wingers. Their findings, published in the American
Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin, listed these
predictors of conservatism: fear, aggression, dogmatism,
authoritarianism, tolerance of inequality, intolerance of ambiguity,
resistance to change and lack of "integrative complexity" in thought
and speech. Hardly a flattering portrait.

The release pushed further, noting that "disparate conservatives" such
as Hitler, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh each preached a
return to an idealized past and condoned inequality.

The research is serious scholarship, insist the authors from Stanford,
U.C. Berkeley and the University of Maryland synthesized 88 previously
published samples involving 22,818 participants from 12 countries into
10 "meta-analytic calculations."

The study starts by assuming that people adopt a belief system such as
conservatism partly to satisfy some psychological need. "This does not
mean that conservatism is pathological," the authors hasten to note,
"or that conservative beliefs are necessarily false, irrational or
unprincipled."

As Seinfeld might add, "not that there's anything wrong with that . .
. ."

The authors also maintain they're not judgmental. Labeling
conservatives" less integratively complex," isn't precisely the same
as saying they're simple- minded. It merely means conservatives aren't
compelled to jump through complex,

intellectual hoops to justify their relatively black-and-white view of
the world.

One of the researchers' methods involved analyzing political speeches
and judicial opinions on the basis of structural complexity.
Conservatives thought and spoke more simply -- hence President Bush's
observation "Look, my job isn't to nuance."