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[–] ModerateMoFo 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Ok, I am not a Trump supporter. Nor am I a psychologist, but I have to weigh in here. I think there the reasons the author lays out in this article certainly as true for many people (not just Trump supporters, but supporters of any candidate) but I think he is missing a very important factor here. From what I can tell, most of the Trump supporters online like him because he is not a politician in the traditional sense. He speaks his mind, does not appear to be afraid to step on toes, and has called out the establishment on things that we just don't hear in the mainstream media.

In short, I think people are fed up with the 2 party (more like 1 IMO) system, career politicians, political royal families, the corruption, and lying involved with American politics. I personally don't think Trump will solve any of these problems, but I DO support the idea of having more people that don't identify with the establishment driving conversation about the policies.

In Trump's case, I think the media is paying too much attention to him, but what do I know.

Lastly, for the same reasons mentioned above, I think that is why Bernie is doing so well too, which I am very happy about.

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[–] nomenimion 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You are absolutely right. People are sick of being manipulated, so they're firing a Trump-sized missile at D.C.

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[–] nomenimion 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Trump is not "the product and the image of our species's unconscious and its unchanging predispositions." He represents a viceral reaction against the insanity of political correctness and the rampant corruption of our media and political institutions. He's a sign of the times, not an emblem of human frailty.

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[–] pray_the_gay_away 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Thank you for you opinion, Jeff Bezos, billionaire & Clinton campaign mega-donor.

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[–] Agedwithaview ago 

The political elite hasn't confronted a few fundamental, universal and uncomfortable facts about the human mind.

We like people who talk big.

We like people who tell us that our problems are simple and easy to solve, even when they aren't.

And we don't like people who don't look like us.

While I agree that individuals who support Trump are NOT "crazy" or suffering from some mental disability, this article is incredibly lame even by Washington Post standards.

The studies presented to support the position are misleading. One was a study of students and predicting what ultimate teacher evaluations would be based on first impressions of watching no audio video of the teacher. If this is the extent of the study, I would argue that the study shows that we are better at reading body language than we actually realize.

I don't know anyone who would say that they like the Donald because he talks "big". On the contrary, I would argue that they support Trump because they believe that he will solve problems with solutions that will address their concerns. While we may be interested in following the personal excesses of celebrities, I refuse to believe that anyone would actually vote for someone on the sole criteria that they "talk big". This is like saying that someone would actually vote for Kanye West for a real political office.

I don't know anyone who would agree that they support the Donald because he believes that our problems are "simple and easy to solve". Think about it. This is the same as saying "I like this guy because he dumbs it down for me." While some would conclude that we are rapidly becoming the population od "Idiocracy", I would argue that we are better than that (people who support the Donald included).

I don't buy into the "we don't like people who don't look like us" premise either. I refuse to concede that all humans are racist by nature. People that support the Donald should be offended by this statement. I think that the opposite may be true, we attempt to change the way we look to emulate persons we admire. Which of us haven't chosen a hairstyle, clothing, demeanor or affectation that we didn't "borrow" from someone else? (it's ok, when growing up we all borrowed a style choice to be "cool" at one time or another) I would argue that humans are more guilty of liking people that express thoughts similar to their own beliefs rather than wanting to be surrounded by people that simply "look" like us.

On the other hand, I personally think the Donald would be terrible for this country not because of what he says or what he looks like. I think he would be terrible based on his business record (he's adept at getting attention and buying political favor to secure his projects but was easily scammed by Mexican pageant owners) and his proposed tax policy (it benefits the rich and does nothing for the middle class). I don't think his multiple marriages, his insulting and name calling antics, his references to a terrible book on negotiating - his own - as the gospel in successful business negotiating have anything to do with an assessment of why or why not someone would choose to vote for him.

(wow, I didn't think I could get through that without mentioning the comb over....)

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[–] BoiseNTheHood ago 

This article is utter horseshit and yet another hit piece. The lying, dishonest media has already run through pretty much every way they can think of to play the race card and the primaries are still a long way away.

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[–] 2853135? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Now psychoanalyze me rolling my eyes and shaking my head while expressing how original and thought-provoking Max Ehrenfreund's post was.

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[–] paidshill ago 

One way that psychologists measure these preferences is by giving people a questionnaire that poses statements such as, "It's annoying to listen to someone who cannot seem to make up his or her mind," "I dislike it when a person's statement could mean many different things" and "In most social conflicts, I can easily see which side is right and which is wrong."

Conservative subjects are more likely to agree with these statements, whether psychologists give this test in the United States, Germany, Italy, Belgium or Poland.

I really wish the rest of the GOP clowns would take note of this. I'm pretty damn conservative but I have voted libertarian and even democrat a few times in some elections because the republican candidate was just a namby pamby flip flopping bitch. Apologizing and changing your mind all the time indicates a weak moral compass and general lack of leadership capabilities.