Conservatives, Evil and Psychopathy: Science makes the link!
Its not the least bit surprising that Rush Limbaugh is still defending Donald Sterling, spinning an elaborate conspiracy theory about how Sterling was set up as Elias Isquith described here at Salon: Whoever set this up, Limbaugh said with understated drama, is really good.
He continued: They covered every base. Theyve got the media wrapped around their little finger. I mean, when you get rid of the anthem singer I used to be in charge of anthem singers at the Kansas City Royals. When you can get rid of (the) anthem singer, youve got power.
Sure, its so far gone its silly, but defending old white guys is Limbaughs thing. Especially rich old white guys. And when he does it, hes simply being a good conservative. Defending wealth, power, privilege, hierarchyits just what conservatives do. Now, however, some folksincluding social scientistsare beginning to ask, in effect, if theyre not actually defending, even promoting, evil as well.
Sterlings self-immolating drama vividly illustrates what the questions involve. Its not just that Americansunbeknownst to Sterling, Cliven Bundy and Limbaughhave come to an overwhelming consensus that racism itself is evil, though thats certainly enormously important in and of itself. But theres also the additional factor of interpersonal depravitypsychopathy, if you will, which people are increasingly coming to see as significantly over-represented in the 1 percent.
http://www.salon.com/2014/05/01/conservatives_evil_and_psychopathy_science_makes_the_link/
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