from the
article:
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
[by these
criteria, a lot of leftist sectarians are "conservative."]
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine
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http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22_politics.shtml
Brian McKenna
