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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) by i286NiNJA on Monday March 05 2018, @06:36PM

    by i286NiNJA (2768) on Monday March 05 2018, @06:36PM (#648085)

    You seem genuinely pretty bothered. Don't let it ruin your day I think you sound like a creepy old man, it's not ok to call people sweet young things anymore (4real).
    I'm distantly worried about all the things I talked about but across all this you should keep in mind I'm just talking shit and being contrarian. Maybe all this shit will come to pass and your kids will end up eating your corpse on soylent green wednesdays. Probably we'll get our shit together, we've done it before.

    Why are you here though? It doesn't seem like you're a guy who spent years dealing with trolls, reading cDc, or laughing at penisbirds and hello.jpeg. This is a weird-named clone of a has-been web 1.0 forum and you seem rather facebook.