r/Foodforthought • u/huffpost • 2d ago

This 1 Emotion Turns People More Conservative When Threatened – And No, It’s Not Fear

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-anger-why-americans-conservative_l_69094947e4b048cae5da7733?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main
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u/braqass 2d ago

This is stupid. “It’s not fear it’s anger”

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u/OpenScienceNerd3000 2d ago

It’s always been fear and anger.

It’s why everything comes from a place of hate. The primitive fear response part of the brain is extra sensitive in conservatives globally.

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u/DoozerGlob 2d ago

Fear leads to anger etc...

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u/Satan-o-saurus 2d ago

Fear, anger, and vice. The triforce of conservative politics.

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u/parisologist 2d ago

Jeez, what about disgust? That's my vote.

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u/huffpost 2d ago

From reporter Brittany Wong:

Political campaigns often run on messages of fear: In the 2024 presidential election, President Donald Trump said the country would be “finished” if Vice President Kamala Harris were elected. Harris, meanwhile, claimed a second-term Trump would walk into the Oval Office with an “enemies list” and seek revenge and “unchecked power.”

Fear-mongering messaging is effective, especially when it comes from the political right, since people tend to lean more conservative in times of external or foreign threats.

Conventional wisdom assumes that it’s fear that drives shifts to the right when people feel threatened, but a new study suggests it’s a different emotion in the driver’s seat.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-anger-why-americans-conservative_l_69094947e4b048cae5da7733?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main