Is Conservatism a Mental Illness ?
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Paranoia
1.Psychiatry . a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
2.baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others.
Now I would not suggest all conservatives are mentally ill but a Government study by prominent Psychologists have found:
"A study funded by the US government has concluded that conservatism can
be explained psychologically as a set of neuroses rooted in "fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity".
As if that was not enough to get Republican blood boiling, the report's four
authors linked Hitler, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan and the rightwing talkshow host, Rush Limbaugh, arguing they all suffered from the same affliction.
All of them "preached a return to an idealised past and condoned inequality".
Republicans are demanding to know why the psychologists behind the report,
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition, received $1.2m in public funds for their research from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
The authors also peer into the psyche of President George Bush, who turns out to be a textbook case. The telltale signs are his preference for moral certainty and frequently expressed dislike of nuance.
"This intolerance of ambiguity can lead people to cling to the familiar, to arrive at premature conclusions, and to impose simplistic cliches and stereotypes," the
authors argue in the Psychological Bulletin.
One of the psychologists behind the study, Jack Glaser, said the aversion to shades
of grey and the need for "closure" could explain the fact that the Bush administration ignored intelligence that contradicted its beliefs about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The authors, presumably aware of the outrage they were likely to trigger, added a disclaimer that their study "does not mean that conservatism is pathological or that
conservative beliefs are necessarily false".
Another author, Arie Kruglanski, of the University of Maryland, said he had received hate mail since the article was published, but he insisted that the study "is
not critical of conservatives at all". "The variables we talk about are general human dimensions," he said. "These are the same dimensions that contribute to loyalty and commitment to the group. Liberals might be less intolerant of ambiguity, but they may be less decisive, less committed, less loyal."
1.Psychiatry . a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
2.baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others.
Now I would not suggest all conservatives are mentally ill but a Government study by prominent Psychologists have found:
"A study funded by the US government has concluded that conservatism can
be explained psychologically as a set of neuroses rooted in "fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity".
As if that was not enough to get Republican blood boiling, the report's four
authors linked Hitler, Mussolini, Ronald Reagan and the rightwing talkshow host, Rush Limbaugh, arguing they all suffered from the same affliction.
All of them "preached a return to an idealised past and condoned inequality".
Republicans are demanding to know why the psychologists behind the report,
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition, received $1.2m in public funds for their research from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
The authors also peer into the psyche of President George Bush, who turns out to be a textbook case. The telltale signs are his preference for moral certainty and frequently expressed dislike of nuance.
"This intolerance of ambiguity can lead people to cling to the familiar, to arrive at premature conclusions, and to impose simplistic cliches and stereotypes," the
authors argue in the Psychological Bulletin.
One of the psychologists behind the study, Jack Glaser, said the aversion to shades
of grey and the need for "closure" could explain the fact that the Bush administration ignored intelligence that contradicted its beliefs about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The authors, presumably aware of the outrage they were likely to trigger, added a disclaimer that their study "does not mean that conservatism is pathological or that
conservative beliefs are necessarily false".
Another author, Arie Kruglanski, of the University of Maryland, said he had received hate mail since the article was published, but he insisted that the study "is
not critical of conservatives at all". "The variables we talk about are general human dimensions," he said. "These are the same dimensions that contribute to loyalty and commitment to the group. Liberals might be less intolerant of ambiguity, but they may be less decisive, less committed, less loyal."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/13/usa.redbox
Your thoughts ?
They are two very different things.
Republicans are, generally, NOT conservative at all.
There is nothing wrong with spending less & wanting to control the size of government.
There is, however, something very deeply wrong with expanding government in the right-wing direction & spending just as much or more than Democrats, but on right-wing agenda items (read: so-called "defense").
This question is poorly worded, in my opinion. I can only assume that the person posting it is like most Americans, very misinformed.
Ever seen an atheist conservative ??
True conservative is some one who stands for limited government, small or no intervention in financial matters, social matters (religious),strong individual rights, stronger states rights, no welfare government. GoP nowadays isn't conservative anymore since it has hijacked religion to limit individual rights. A true conservative would neither oppress a person because or their religion or oppress a person for not being religious. A true conservative also wouldn't subsidize science, industries, agriculture, people in general, education etc. True Conservatism is a rare breed nowadays, and I wish it was more prevalent.
1.Psychiatry . a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
2.baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others.
of friends and family members that fit well into the parameters of delusional paranoids. Still, they remain functional, until confronted with realities or conversations about religious or political matters. Then, some can do and say amazing things that are so detached from reality and good sense as to scary.
Have you ever told your theories and feelings of persecution to a therapist ?
That sounds like a delusion of percieved hostility:
1.Paranoia . a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
Oh really- got any details ?
Conservative values... Abiding by the Constitution, limiting spending to avoid debt, free markets, and limited government.
It amazes me that there are those that DEMAND that those who have GIVE it AWAY... many do as a conviction of their heart. Liberals feel that those that have are mandated to support those that don't. This is not right
Creating a fake patriotism to support your agenda is a sign of mental delusion:
1.Paranoia . a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
attached to the British Crown. They would be comparable to the "conservatives" of today who are pleading to remain attached to our system of corporatism and the Reagan Banks that control our Congress and Courts. James Mason, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock were never "conservative", as they risked their very lives in an effort to throw off the "status quo" and make a land of opportunity for 100% of the inhabitants, not the "Top 2% Club" that now control the so-called "conservative agenda".
It is just a matter of semantics, but a very important one. You found the truth, like an Easter egg. Thank you.