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 snowboardnut
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ht tp://www.wam.umd.edu/~hannahk/bulletin.pdf

check it out people... actually written by experts in a relevant field.

agree? disagree?
 alienboy
Joined: 9/10/2004
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/25/2005 5:04:22 PM
I think we're gonna need a synopsis or something, can you quote a few important parts?
 snowboardnut
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Posted: 6/25/2005 5:09:54 PM
it basically says conservatives are self important, and affraid of change and the resulting shift of power.

can you see anything today that contradicts this assertion?

i can't
 NittanyLion
Joined: 2/19/2005
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/26/2005 9:13:29 AM
I don't consider myself a "conservative," but at the same time I'm not interested in any sort of "expert" research that concludes that "conservatives are self-important." Goodness.
 snowboardnut
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Posted: 6/26/2005 2:05:23 PM
it does make sense that conservatives are self important. they don't want to pay extra taxes to help those who would need it(social programs etc). they always place business and profits in front of the enviroment, and also decide that its best to sell out the american worker for the benefit of higher stock prices, which in turn line their own pockets. lets also not forget that they all say its better to fight the terrorists in iraq than here, because they would rather some innocent iraqis die than innocent americans.
 NittanyLion
Joined: 2/19/2005
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/26/2005 2:12:56 PM
What doesn't make sense to me is classifying millions of people and not recognizing that there is a broad spectrum of those who identify as "conservative." But I'm sure I just misunderstood.
 snowboardnut
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Posted: 6/26/2005 3:20:49 PM
i don't know any conservative who whould disagree on those issues i stated.
 NittanyLion
Joined: 2/19/2005
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/26/2005 3:23:45 PM
Well, as long as you've spoken to everyone... ;-)
 snowboardnut
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Posted: 6/26/2005 3:25:46 PM
not everyone. about 30 people that i know. although the funny thing is they unanimously agree with those policies i stated.
 BulldogMedic
Joined: 12/31/2004
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/26/2005 3:26:26 PM
I'm so glad I sold out those auto-workers to line my own pockets. Now, I can give up my job working midnights at the plastics factory.
 snowboardnut
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 6/26/2005 3:28:51 PM
do you support outsourcing?
 Thin_Man
Joined: 5/15/2005
Msg: 12
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 7/2/2005 4:29:58 PM
^^well Bulldog,did you? If you did bad Bulldog bad!
 BulldogMedic
Joined: 12/31/2004
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Posted: 7/2/2005 9:23:27 PM
Do I support outsourcing? I suppose if I owned a business, and thought it would save me money, I might. Or, if my job was the result of the Japanese outsourcing their work to me, then I definitely would. If it meant my jon going to Mexico, then I'd say "no".
 snowboardnut
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Posted: 7/2/2005 11:59:42 PM
thanks, bdm. you helped confirm the assertions in this study. self important with a capitol s. your view on out sourcing depends only on how it affects YOU, not all the other americans who lost their good jobs, only to find low paying mcjobs. thank you again.
 BulldogMedic
Joined: 12/31/2004
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Posted: 7/3/2005 12:29:57 AM
lol, you're welcome. The assertions in the study was that I am self-important? I'm honored to have the "ivy league" pay so much attention to me,
 NittanyLion
Joined: 2/19/2005
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Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 7/3/2005 4:51:07 AM
I don't think that avocating for your own interests is necessarily self-important. Although I guess it's a convenient label to use if you've got nothing else.
 BulldogMedic
Joined: 12/31/2004
Msg: 17
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - ivy league study
Posted: 7/3/2005 1:32:27 PM
Oh, I am self-important, but I believe we all are. I don't believe we do anything for wholly unselfish reasons. Take Iraq for example. I support the war because it is helping people who were once oppressed. Some people may think that is "unselfish". However, would I support the war if it made me unhappy? No. So, when I support the war, I'm really supporting the fact that I feel good about helping people. When I give money to charity, does that loss of cash in my pocket make me feel good? No. But, it is offset by the feeling that I did something good, and I feel better about myself. So, it is selfish. I don't believe we do anything without our greatest interest in mind.
 JacksSmerkingRevenge
Joined: 4/16/2005
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Posted: 7/3/2005 1:36:33 PM

However, would I support the war if it made me unhappy? No. So, when I support the war, I'm really supporting the fact that I feel good about helping people


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