Study finds that Trump Voters tend to be more narrcissist and antagonistic

[discocrisco01]

New research from PLOS One suggests that Trump supporters may share some of the narcissistic traits that were exhibited by the former U.S. president himself during his 2020 re-election campaign. The study revealed that people who scored higher in the antagonistic and indifferent facets of narcissism were more likely to say they were voting for Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump’s leadership style was characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance and a disregard for others — two key characteristics of narcissism. While many psychologists have pointed out Trump’s narcissistic personality traits, little research has considered whether his supporters might have similar narcissistic tendencies.


https://www.psypost.org/2021/05/study-pinpoints-two-aspects-of-pathological-narcissism-that-predicted-the-intention-to-vote-for-trump-in-2020-60797

[ecstatic]

1. Kudos to the researchers for looking into this.

Even up to this morning, I briefly wondered how anyone could ever support tRump.

[PatSeg]

22. I'll never stop wondering

All the studies in the world still won't make it entirely plausible. He couldn't be more unlikable and unappealing. I could see a few people buying his cartoonish routine, but 74 million is beyond comprehension. It is still absolutely horrifying to me.

[ShazzieB]

32. I feel like I actually get it now.

They're attracted him because they see themselves in him. I never really got that until now!

[PatSeg]

47. Yes, I could see that for some people

especially people like those who stormed the Capitol, but when I think of some individuals that I know personally, I don't think it is that simple. Years of brainwashing from Fox News and other right-wing sources have seriously corrupted some people's minds. Many of them seem to be defensive and angry, making them very vulnerable to brainwashing. Their problems are individual, but the propaganda that tends to work for them is universal.

Like people who turn to religion for answers, these people saw their answers in Trump, all seeing what served them in particular. I suppose that is why a lot of fundamentalists are drawn to Trump as some sort of bizarre messiah. Perhaps the common denominator might be vulnerability, but manifested in various forms.

[smirkymonkey]

45. I couldn't agree more with you.

I just don't get it. I never will. To me, he is the most repulsive person on the face of the earth.

[PatSeg]

48. Sometimes, I get it in bits and pieces,

but I still can't comprehend the whole picture. I feel like this is how sane, rational people felt in 1930s Germany. There is a certain mass madness that is just too big and too overwhelming to absorb.

[catbyte]

2. Those are the most unsurprising results of any study ever.

It's good to see what is evident to us backed up by science. That's why they despise it.

[Paladin]

3. +1000. (nt)

[lagomorph777]

24. Yup!

But I'm happy to see it in print.

[AZ8theist]

28. Exactly. In other news, water is wet....

[calimary]

34. 'Cuz NOBODY wants to admit they were wrong. OR that they've been royally HAD.

Seems to me they still stand with that bastard because he made it okay to be out ‘n’ proud about some really shitty, selfish, short-sighted, proudly-ignorant attitudes they really should NOT feel proud about.

NOBODY should be allowed to be proud of that! Don’t we try to teach our kids that’s NOT the way to be?

Don’t we aspire to teach our kids about honesty, truth, good sportsmanship, and the folly of lying to yourself to try to change reality into what you WANT it to be rather than acknowledging what IS? Truth? Reality (NOT some “reality show”)???

Can’t we even agree on something as simple, basic, and THRUTHFUL as this?

I seriously fear that America as we knew it is dying. And we have so much crank media that won’t stop reinforcing all that cockeyed bullshit, which only ensures that it won’t fade or go away.

The shit coming out of Kevin McCarthy this morning (and originating with the detestable trump) has left me extremely discouraged.

[PJMcK]

4. With respect to the researchers...

...all I can say is, "Really?!"

Sometimes these scientific studies-- which are real and are performed with professionalism and follow the scientific method-- just reveal the obvious.

Trump's supporters are like just him. They're racists, misogynists, narcissists and just plain ugly people. A casual observation of these people over the past 5 years makes this abundantly clear.

Still, thanks to the scientists who had the insights, time and funding to make it official:

The people who follow Trump are just like him. They're assholes.

[wnylib]

31. They identify with him.

[-misanthroptimist]

5. Quoting Groucho Marx:

"I could have told you that in the first reel."

[twodogsbarking]

12. Say the secret woid

and win $ 25.

[Harker]

13. Frangible? n/t

[magicarpet]

6. They speak the same language,... they use the same vocabularies,..

.... they have the same accent where they focus mainly on hate of anyone different from them.

[Diamond_Dog]

7. Of course!

They see themselves in him.

[lindysalsagal]

8. Thankyou, Captain Obvious.

The assholes hanging out of trucks, screaming and drooling were clearly releasing pent-up symptoms. Now they retreat to their mother's basements where they belong.

[FakeNoose]

18. Hey, pollsters gotta make a living too

[yardwork]

9. Ya think?

[HUAJIAO]

10. Somebody actually wasted their time with a STUDY on this self-evident set of facts?

Oh my gosh....

[Harker]

14. Well... even the obvious facts need to be proven once.

I guess.

[area51]

25. Yes.

This is as "helpful" as the studies I've seen that say "people who have access to healthcare* live longer."

*I'm looking at you, USA.

[uponit7771]

11. Yep, self centered and gullible ... Thirsty assed people

[Botany]

15. Antagonistic? You don't say.

BTW I had to deal w/Trumpers on election day 2020 and some were OK but some were out and out
assholes who were looking for a fight.

[demigoddess]

39. when I see that picture, I definitely think- narcissist!

[smirkymonkey]

46. Just look at these goons!

How can anyone take this shit seriously?

[FSogol]

16. New study shows that water is wet.

[twodogsbarking]

17. They are proud to be these things.

There is no shame.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

19. They get off on antagonizing others and causing fear by not wearing masks

in public places.

They hate vaccination because it is spoiling their sick source of pleasuring themselves

[Habitation]

23. Yes!!!

Well said

[NewHendoLib]

20. ya think?!?!?!

[Carlitos Brigante]

21. Garbage attracting garbage..... nt

[Wounded Bear]

26. If it walks like a Trump supporter and talks like a Trump supporter...

[bucolic_frolic]

27. That is a very important observation

Narcissists attract their own. The lack of empathy and propensity for disdain and righteousness go hand-in-hand.

[Captain Zero]

41. The ugliest part is the sheer numbers of these people

I just can't believe their proportion in the population was always this high.

[ShazzieB]

29. I can't really say I'm surprised by this. But....

Before this, if you had asked me to explain why Chump appeals to some people, I could not have given you an answer. I've always been thoroughly repulsed by him and baffled as to why some people are drawn to him like flies to a rotting carcass.

This also explains why so many of his fans are meaner than a pack of rattlesnakes. It all comes down narcissism, his AND theirs. They're mean because they're narcissists, like him, AND they are drawn to him because they recognize a kindred spirit.

Like attracts like. Birds of a feather flock together. 🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚

I honestly never realized it was that simple until now.

[mnhtnbb]

30. Or in other words

Trump supporters tend to be self-centered deplorable a$$holes.

Gee, what else is new?

[dlk]

33. I would also add, many are predisposed to inflicting pain on others

Instead of acknowledging their own pain.

[Captain Zero]

42. yes, there is a sadistic corollary for many (most?) of them.

nt

[jcgoldie]

35. New study finds water to be wet!

Film at 11.

[Pepsidog]

36. Every righty I know shares these characteristics. It's all about them.

[honest.abe]

37. They forgot to include the trait "arrogant a**hole" in their study.

That would be a 100% match.

[onecaliberal]

38. They all HATE. That is what they love about him. He's the lowest of the low. They are too.

[IronLionZion]

40. Good to have data to back up what we've all suspected nt

[SKKY]

43. And in an unrelate study, researchers also found water tended to be wet.

[Azathoth]

44. Among other things

Trumpism is a cult of assholism, full stop. He appealed to every asshole in the country who spent their high school years tormenting the short kid in class, and then went on to spend their entire adult life being forced to pretend to having "matured" past that phase. This was their coming out party, their legitimization, their revenge on the society that forced them to repress their true impulses for so long.