WHO SUPPORTS TRUMP? What's made Trump's is
puzzling in that his support seems to cross demographic lines — education,
income, age, even religiosity — that usually demarcate candidates.
It turns out that there is a strong tendency
for his supporters to possess an “authoritarian personality structure.” What is authoritarianism? People who score high in authoritarianism,
when they feel threatened, look for strong leaders who promise to take whatever
action necessary to protect them from outsiders and prevent the changes they
fear, and even in America, they will
favor un-democratic, anti-constitutional measures. To put it simply, they have fascist
tendencies.
Trump embodies classic authoritarian
leadership: He is simplistic, seemingly powerful
and punitive. He is the strongman that authoritarians
year for, particularly in times of crisis.
Trump pictures an America taken over by rapists, cop killers, domestic
terrorists, and reellng frome conomic disaster.
It is a country where white people have been humiliated at home
(authoritarians tend to be rascists) and
by countries that are their enemy (authoritarians tend to like extremist
policies linked to nationalism).
Authoritarians tend to have irrational fears
that make them easy prey for Donald Trump.
Look at the chart below. The
chances of being killed or harmed by a terrorist are about the same as being
struck by lightening. But authoritarians
think they pose a high risk. Similarly,
they feel threatened by the government of Iran but have little fear of a car
accident.
It turns out that the best single predictor
of support for Trump is those who have fascist tendencies, although those with
only a high school education runs a close second.
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