I was just reading Scientific American and was reminded of the many commentors here who see conspiracies everywhere (not that I don’t love you, you know I do) and thought I might post a piece and a link here and on Candorville.
“There are also deep implications of this personality dimension for politics. Politicians who are more antagonistic get more media attention and are more often elected than more agreeable politicians. In the general population, antagonistic people are more likely to distrust politics in general, to believe in conspiracy theories, and to support secessionist movements.”
I was just reading Scientific American and was reminded of the many commentors here who see conspiracies everywhere (not that I don’t love you, you know I do) and thought I might post a piece and a link here and on Candorville.
“There are also deep implications of this personality dimension for politics. Politicians who are more antagonistic get more media attention and are more often elected than more agreeable politicians. In the general population, antagonistic people are more likely to distrust politics in general, to believe in conspiracy theories, and to support secessionist movements.”
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-personality-trait-that-is-ripping-america-and-the-world-apart/