Conservative Politics
Yet another study has emerged that appears to put people with conservative political views in a somewhat shady light.
The research, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, linked conservatism to “low effort thinking”. Meaning people who were pissed or distracted were more likely to hew to conservative thinking.
It’s just the latest in a bunch of studies that have hit the headlines, and it’s almost enough to make right-wingers feel targeted (and remember, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you).
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A deranged TV anchor threatens to kill himself, then resurrects his career by ranting and raving on television, screaming his new catchcry – I’M MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE.
This is the “mad prophet of the airwaves” Howard Beale (Peter Finch) in the 1976 flick Network, in which “a TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor’s ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit”.
Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi sees this as a rage to aspire to. He calls the performance, in which Beale inspires people to throw open their windows and shout their madness into the street, as ‘mesmerising’ and says “perhaps it’s time for the concerned citizens of Australia to do the same thing”.
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Mirco says:
Policy did get a mention, but it was over in a few secodns, so I completely missed whatever the policy message of the day from both major party campaigns was. Perhaps there is just a tacit acceptance that the liblabs are so similar on policy that announcements aren’t often a… Read more »
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Stefany says:
I make no claim to having any exriptese in this area.The only thing I would say is that if Kev makes a come back then it is bye bye faction leaders.This being the case I would not think Kev will make a comeback.I would have thought it would be logical… Read more »
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