Study confirms Trump supporters are major assholes

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Trump Supporters Report Having Higher Levels of Psychopathy, Manipulativeness, Callousness, and Narcissism
A study found that Trump supporters report enjoying the pain of others, lacking empathy and having higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism.

The Journal of Research in Personality reported that psychopathic traits and malevolent disposition predicted an increase in conservative political ideology, whereas a benevolent disposition predicted decreased conservative ideology, which is to sway more liberal ideology.

Conservative ideology was represented “by symbolic and operational ideology and positive view of Trump.”

The study found “psychopathic traits and malevolent disposition predicted increased conservative political ideology,” whereas “Benevolent disposition predicted decreased conservative ideology--i.e., more liberal ideology”.

It was really quite simple and rather discouraging: “Those viewing Trump favorably reported elevated malevolent and reduced benevolent dispositions, and less empathy.”

https://www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/trump-supporters-report-having-higher

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[11 Bravo]

1. Thus lending credence to the old adage that everybody must be good at something.

[underpants]

2. The subject line both made me laugh and I wasn't surprised

Thanks.

[peggysue2]

3. We didn't need a study for that conclusion

Just observational skills.

[reACTIONary]

43. Still, it's good to have...

... science on your side.

[peggysue2]

44. No argument there

😊

[Ligyron]

61. Or here either...

[William Seger]

55. Yes, it's one for the "no shit" file

For many years, my description of a typical "conservative" has been: A narrow-minded, short-sighted, self-centered, mean-spirited, callous, reactionary bigot.

[malaise]

4. IOW

Major assholes.

[cadoman]

6. they won't be happy till we're all dead

The MAGAt life philosophy is rooted in gluttony and hate.

[malaise]

8. Ding ding

Additionally they all have inferiority complexes and never celebrate the achievements of others.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

11. But they will be dead before we die. The red states are going to be screwed.

They hate and envy “smarty-pants liberals” because they believe the stereotypical image and perceive us to be elitists who went to good colleges and eat avocado toast and go to Starbucks.

[mwmisses4289]

13. Well a lot of liberals did attend college

(whether they were elite or not probably depends on what your parents could afford. So did a lot of repuke cons, though they work hard at lying about it.
And as a librul, I'm proud to eat avacado toast and go to Starbucks (or other mom and pop type coffee shops)!

[littlemissmartypants]

23. And I'm proud to be littlemissmartypants. ❤️

[soldierant]

31. If we all died tomorrow, I strongly dobt they would be happy then.

I don't think they are capable of being happy - certainly not aw we understand happinss.

[PatSeg]

36. If we all died tomorrow,

then they would just have to find another group to hate, which they would do rather quickly. They really don't hate one particular thing about liberals or women or minorities or LGBT people, they just have an innate desire to hate someone so they look for reasons.

Perhaps if they were more secure, they wouldn't have this need to blame others for their problems, though I think in many cases, hating has just become a habit, a way of life. It seems to feed them.

[Ray Bruns]

17. This is how I feel around MAGAs

[perfessor]

5. In other news,

Water is wet.

[Ocelot II]

7. What a surprise.

[alwaysinasnit]

9. It is nice to have science confirm our opinions that we've based on our individual observations.

[sop]

10. A "malevolent disposition predicted an increase in conservative political ideology."

What's most troubling is many politically conservative people are quite proud of their malevolence.

[pandr32]

12. No surprise at all.

[mwmisses4289]

14. So basically magats and trump supporters are seriously mentally ill.

Don't know that we really needed a study for that, but it is nice that at least one study confrms what many of us already suspected.

[JoseBalow]

16. U sad, bro?

[Cha]

19. And Very Confused.. Big Ugly Traitor is the

Pathological Liar that Accuses everyone else of whatever the fuck he's doing and so does his stupid Cult. .

[JoseBalow]

21. Cults are dumb people who mistakenly think they're smarter than other people

The dumb leading the dumb, usually off a cliff.

[Ping Tung]

18. "major assholes'? Does that mean that Trump has been promoted to Great General Asshole?

[Maraya1969]

20. I've spoken about my cousin before. Several years ago we met in CA to go to an Eckhart Tolle

retreat, (a type of spirituality). We both spent $1,000 for the retreat and rented an Air B and B. It was only Fri. night Sat and Sunday morning. Apparently she was mad at me for me commenting on her weight, (I realise it was not right). Anyway, Sunday came and I woke up about 10:30 and she was gone. The retreat started about 9am.

When I spoke to her she said she "Tried to wake me but I wouldn't wake up" Total bullshit! And that morning cost $250. Plus she left the rental early and went somewhere, (I don't know)

I know she did it on purpose. She is passive aggressive and was mad at me for the things I said. And I wasn't really mean. I was concerned.

She is a Trump supporter. And she has a real hateful side. But of course both her and her husband are "Christians".

I need her in my life like I need another hole in my head.

I don't remember doing anything specific to hurt someone. That doesn't mean I have not hurt people, it means I have not set out to do that. She isn't like that.

[mwb970]

53. "Christians", indeed.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. I fu.king love science.

We didn't really need a study, but it helps to have numbers to throw like daggers.

[Mike 03]

38. Exactly. It means so much more to be able to say "Studies show..." than simply

call somebody a douchebag narcissist asshole.

If only I had a dime for every useless, space-wasting post of somebody saying "We already knew this..." or "Gee, I predicted this months ago" or "Who is surprised by this..."?

[BadgerMom]

24. So...

deplorables?

[aggiesal]

25. It took a study for figure that out? ...

Just talking to any MAGA supporter, you'd figure that out in the 1st words they speak.

[DeeDeeNY]

26. Definitely no surprise

This reminds me of the study a few years ago that concluded viewers of right-wing media not only had much less factual knowledge than Democrats, but the more they watched or listened to Fox News or NewsMax they knew even less!

[Irish_Dem]

27. I keep saying the GOP is the party of psychopaths.

This study confirms what we see every day.

The greatest moral collapse in US history.

[cstanleytech]

28. Hell, I don't need a report like this for something that's already been well established for decades.

[wolfie001]

29. I've gone nuclear on my siblings. 6 of them

All hateful rePUKES. Basically, told them all to go eff themselves and if they come around to common sense, they can contact me. I don't see that happening.

[barbtries]

30. I thought it might be the Onion.

Because it's so obviously true. #MassSociopathy

[spudspud]

32. "psychopathic traits and malevolent disposition..."

Sounds like they're describing demons, lol.

[chouchou]

33. Well, I voted for Donald Trump. I hope you and your family catch some horrible..

...disease and take months to die having pain every second. (Do I really have to put the sarcasm thing here?)

[sakabatou]

34. *pretends to be shocked*

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. We needed a study to confirm that?

[Mike 03]

37. Kick, Rec and Bookmarked NT

[Melon]

39. A study we can get behind.

[Rebl2]

40. I have

found the few republicans I have known in my adult life (not my parents though) are particularly manipulative. Had a boyfriend in my twenties that was this way.

[Blue Owl]

41. He brings out the worst in EVERYONE

[eppur_se_muova]

46. ... except when he's already their worst. nt

[Gimpyknee]

42. We needed a study for this?

Hillary had no idea of how many deplorables there actuary are.

[FuzzyDicePHL]

45. Searching for...

...my surprised face.

[Buddyzbuddy]

47. Does this mean they are prediposed and can't be blamed?

Or can I still seek and destroy? Ok, maybe not seek and destroy but at least point and tease. And then laugh at them for being idiots.
And if they're predisposed, would that make them all DEI hires.

[Rstrstx]

48. But enough about Elon

[intrepidity]

49. Thing is, they're proud of that. nt

[3Hotdogs]

50. I enjoy the pain, suffering, humiliation and distress of maggots, when they F.A.F.O.

Am I psychotic?

Please help.

[mdbl]

51. I am glad it's now scientific.

I already knew all of this. Whenever I hear one talk about how awful people are, I just hold a mirror up to them.

[Lokee11]

52. I HAVE TO SAY - I FOR 1 AM

✊FDT!

[kairos12]

54. They were the kids down the block

who put magnifying glasses on ant hills to watch them burn. Now they hold the glass on us.

[kimbutgar]

56. My maga brother is an a hole, had an abusive father and a mother so scared she couldn't protect him

Plus he’s a racist.

[LiberalBear]

57. Believe what you see

"judge me by what I do not what I say"... I did not need a study to come to this conclusion.

[EnergizedLib]

58. I've known this for years

[BadGimp]

59. What a surprise right?

[Dave Id]

60. Really?

They needed a study to learn this?

[Paladin]

62. If you haven't severed ties with trump-supporting friends and relatives, please do so.

Our enemies need to know just how serious things are at this point---maintaining pleasant relationships with them just prolongs the Godawful situation we're in.

[HappyLarge]

63. I guess it's nice to have a scientific study to confirm what we've known for decades.

Greedy, cruel bigots are assholes.

[Wounded Bear]

64. Anybody who is surprised hasn't been paying attention...nt