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Strong Right-Wing Views May Be Driven by a Fear of Disease

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

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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.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @05:13AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @05:13AM (#645611)

    I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @05:21AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @05:21AM (#645613)

    Ha, beat me to it! I did find the clip,
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSofqNSuVy8 [youtube.com]

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @06:27AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 01 2018, @06:27AM (#645635)

    I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, that smell, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:53AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:53AM (#645670) Homepage Journal

    My father was JUST LIKE THAT.

    He was completely convinced that we really should have nuked North Korea.

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    Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by captain normal on Thursday March 01 2018, @09:38PM

    by captain normal (2205) on Thursday March 01 2018, @09:38PM (#646014)

    Sounds just like Kallow, Bradley, EF and the handful of other usual suspects. "Capitalism good, socialism bad" Is their constant rant. I often think that it's just that they are deluded and ignorant. Now I realize, that they just can't accept that us humans are animals that smell of sweat, fart and sex just like apes.

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    "It is easier to fool someone than it is to convince them that they have been fooled" Mark Twain