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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton: "I feel like my political beliefs are rooted in the conservatism that I was raised with" [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)6. There is nothing honorable about conservatism, and history shows that it
is always a bad road politically, socially, and economically.
Researchers help define what makes a political conservative
BERKELEY Politically conservative agendas may range from supporting the Vietnam War to upholding traditional moral and religious values to opposing welfare. But are there consistent underlying motivations?
Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism include:
Fear and aggression
Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
Uncertainty avoidance
Need for cognitive closure
Terror management
"From our perspective, these psychological factors are capable of contributing to the adoption of conservative ideological contents, either independently or in combination," the researchers wrote in an article, "Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition," recently published in the American Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22_politics.shtml
BERKELEY Politically conservative agendas may range from supporting the Vietnam War to upholding traditional moral and religious values to opposing welfare. But are there consistent underlying motivations?
Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism include:
Fear and aggression
Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
Uncertainty avoidance
Need for cognitive closure
Terror management
"From our perspective, these psychological factors are capable of contributing to the adoption of conservative ideological contents, either independently or in combination," the researchers wrote in an article, "Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition," recently published in the American Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin.
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22_politics.shtml
Top GOP Pollster: Young Americans Are Terrifyingly Liberal
According to new polling by right-wing political consultant Frank Luntz, Americans 18 to 26 are extremely liberal so liberal that the hostility of young Americans to the underpinnings of the American economy and the American government should frighten every business and political leader and excite activists for Sanders and, to a lesser degree, Clinton activists.
Luntzs poll found that young Americans are optimistic about both the countrys future and their own: 61 percent say the best days of the United States are still ahead of us rather than behind us, and 88 percent are somewhat, very, or extremely optimistic about their economic prospects. But they have concerns, too. Their biggest, in order, are corruption, greed, and inequality.
President Obama is not their favorite political figure Bernie Sanders is. Indeed, 31 percent said Bernie Sanders is the major political figure they like and respect the most more than Obama (18 percent) and Hillary Clinton (11 percent). Fewer young people like and respect Republican politicians, with just 9 percent choosing Donald Trump, 5 percent George W. Bush, and 5 percent Ted Cruz. Bill Clinton has been nearly forgotten, with only 3 percent choosing him. Elizabeth Warren also has low visibility, chosen by just 2 percent. All in all, 66 percent of young Americans chose a Democratic political figure.
Admiration of Sanders is especially strong among the younger half of respondents, with 40 percent of 18- to 21-year-olds saying hes the political figure they most like and respect.
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/24/top-gop-pollster-young-americans-are-terrifyingly-liberal/
According to new polling by right-wing political consultant Frank Luntz, Americans 18 to 26 are extremely liberal so liberal that the hostility of young Americans to the underpinnings of the American economy and the American government should frighten every business and political leader and excite activists for Sanders and, to a lesser degree, Clinton activists.
Luntzs poll found that young Americans are optimistic about both the countrys future and their own: 61 percent say the best days of the United States are still ahead of us rather than behind us, and 88 percent are somewhat, very, or extremely optimistic about their economic prospects. But they have concerns, too. Their biggest, in order, are corruption, greed, and inequality.
President Obama is not their favorite political figure Bernie Sanders is. Indeed, 31 percent said Bernie Sanders is the major political figure they like and respect the most more than Obama (18 percent) and Hillary Clinton (11 percent). Fewer young people like and respect Republican politicians, with just 9 percent choosing Donald Trump, 5 percent George W. Bush, and 5 percent Ted Cruz. Bill Clinton has been nearly forgotten, with only 3 percent choosing him. Elizabeth Warren also has low visibility, chosen by just 2 percent. All in all, 66 percent of young Americans chose a Democratic political figure.
Admiration of Sanders is especially strong among the younger half of respondents, with 40 percent of 18- to 21-year-olds saying hes the political figure they most like and respect.
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/24/top-gop-pollster-young-americans-are-terrifyingly-liberal/
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Clinton: "I feel like my political beliefs are rooted in the conservatism that I was raised with" [View all]
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
OP
I am not so concerned about the Goldwater comments, so much as the declaration of conservatism.
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#3
Oh I completely agree that compromise is necessary and that far-left liberalism isn't the future
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#14
Hortensis's Dictionary: Liberal (n) - A conservative who compromises. See Clinton, Hillary.
BillZBubb
Feb 2016
#38
It's true, less than 4 years of the New Deal cured some republicans of the notion
Zorra
Feb 2016
#43
Of course it's unfathomable to you and me but Hillary really is a progressive, moderate
Gary 50
Feb 2016
#39
She grew up with old style politics and is still practicing old style politics.
oldandhappy
Feb 2016
#10
Shhh -- that's GENERAL ELECTION Hillary; we're still supposed to be quoting PRIMARY ELECTION Hillary
Attorney in Texas
Feb 2016
#36