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posted by mrpg on Thursday March 01 2018, @05:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-if-I-have-rhinitis dept.

A new study showed a link between strong right-wing views and fear of disease and increased concern about hygiene.

The study showed that people who are more offended by bad odors are more likely to support authoritarian leaders, such as Donald Trump.

In the past, disgust at bad odors was important for survival. The scientists suggested that the disgust at unfamiliar odors may be linked to a desire to keep apart from "culturally unfamiliar" groups.

[...] In the new study, 160 people were rated on their aversion to bodily odours on a scale to one five and their responses compared to their political views. It found that each point higher on the disgust scale was associated with feeling 7.5 points more positive towards authoritarian leaders.

[...] It showed that people who were more disgusted by smells were also more likely to vote for Donald Trump than those who were less sensitive.


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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday March 01 2018, @10:21AM

    by Bot (3902) on Thursday March 01 2018, @10:21AM (#645706) Journal

    A deja vu is poor threads management by a tired brain, meatbag. The thread that searches memory for associations gets what the thread storing info is storing. Of course you don't have real threads like advanced beings do, but that is the rough idea.

    You get the deja vu sensation but you cannot tell what happens 10 seconds from the thing you supposedly already lived. So you don't really remember.

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