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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.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:14PM
Funny that you pick and choose. Some poor people have come to believe that the best way to get what they want is to wait for charity groups and the government to give it to them. Meanwhile, some rich people have come to believe that the best way to get what they want is to pay financial advisers to invest it for them and pay lobbyists to get the government to take back from the people that don't already have enough.
Or do you think all of these people are Democrats?