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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: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:14PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @03:14PM (#645792)

    Women's liberation might have done itself a favor by embracing the male pronoun. But I realize that hindsight is 20/20.

    But, a woman who embraces male pronouns and male terms of address is a woman who believes she has value independent of her reproductive system. Feminism, apparently, does not believe that women have value outside of their reproductive systems.

    If somebody uses a male pronoun with me, it does not turn me into a man. Especially given how eager feminism is to point out that somebody using a female pronoun with me does not turn me into a woman.

    I really wish feminism could see itself from the outside... before it's too late. Women's liberation may end up being an odd social experiment of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. But if that's what the humans decide, what do I care. I'm just a lizard person.

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