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Understanding the Pathology of Trump MAGA Supporters...

TyroneIrish 25807 posts Joined:
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...here's an AI Overview (with many references noted)...in order to move forward effectively as a nation, it's important to comprehend how otherwise normal citizens would support a Convicted Felon...Proven Rapist and Sexual Assaulter...Fraud...with an extreme Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder who cannot admit to any of his thousands of obvious lies (see 'Reflecting Pool')...as President.
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AI Overview

Support for Donald Trump is studied by psychologists as a mix of specific personality traits, social worldviews, and reactions to cultural shifts, rather than a medical pathology or mental illness. [1]

(https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html), [2] (https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-supporters-are-wired-differently-researchers-report/), [3] (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/president-donald-trump)

Core Psychological Traits
Researchers have identified several key behavioral and psychological patterns among strong supporters: [1] (https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-supporters-are-wired-differently-researchers-report/), [2] (https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html)

Right-Wing Authoritarianism: A personality style marked by strong obedience to authority figures and a preference for strict social order. [1] (https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html), [2] (https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-supporters-are-wired-differently-researchers-report/)

Social Dominance Orientation: The belief that society should be organized in a hierarchy, where dominant groups hold higher status than others. [1] (https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html), [2] (https://baptistnews.com/article/trump-supporters-are-wired-differently-researchers-report/)

Identity Fusion: A deep psychological merging of an individual's personal identity with a larger group, such as the MAGA movement, which inspires intense loyalty and defensive actions. [1] (https://theconversation.com/maga-explained-how-personality-and-context-shape-radical-movements-270191)

Cognitive Dissonance Management: A mental process where supporters reduce internal discomfort by rejecting or explaining away negative news or legal accusations regarding their leader. [1] (https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1sih8m7/cognitive_dissonance_helps_explain_why_trump/)External and Environmental Triggers

Personality traits interact with real-world events and fears: [1] (https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html), [2] (https://theconversation.com/maga-explained-how-personality-and-context-shape-radical-movements-270191)

Perceived Societal Threats: Fear caused by rapid demographic changes, cultural diversification, or shifting national identities.Relative Deprivation: The feeling that one's personal group or economic class is falling behind expectations compared to other groups. [1] (https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/4993/4993.html)

Insights detailed in Maga explained: how personality and context shape radical movements show how these internal traits combine with external anxieties.

Additional studies reviewed by Baptist News Global indicate that certain malevolent or low-empathy dispositions correlate strongly with unwavering political alignment.
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    Or you could ask one of us, who will tell you your links are complete garbage

    MarkHarman 7986 posts

    Our borders were wide open under Biden('s handlers) and now orderly under Trump. Democrats are all-in on pretending people can change their sex and having biological males compete against females, trends that are at least for the moment on the wane.

    Convicted felon? True, but when you consider Democrat law professors Alan Derschowitz, Jonathan Turley and forgot-his-name Columbia law professor all point out it was legally an incorrect prosecution, that means something. Besides, Bill Clinton perjured himself under oath - a felony - and you guys said that's okay. He also certainly raped Juanita Broaddrick and you guys said that's okay, so spare me anything about Trump.

    As for your links:

    Strong obedience to authority figures: Trump is anti-authority, which is a large part of his appeal.

    Social dominance hierarchy: As long as Democrats aren't in charge, we're good.

    Cognitive dissonance management: Oh, you mean like Democrats did (and you still do) with Biden's obvious mental decline.

    Perceived societal threats: Nothing to do with race; everything to do with Democrats' desire for a true authoritarian state (oh, the irony of your first link).

    In short, the entire thing you posted is b.s.

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