Posted on 07/14/2013 8:56:33 AM PDT by AnonymousConservative
I want to make Freepers aware that the Kindle version of the book, “The Evolutionary Psychology Behind Politics” will be free at Amazon next Thursday. The book explains the fundamental psychology behind Liberalism, and why it exists within our species. Ten years ago, I would have been unable to explain how such a weak, foolish, cowardly, instinctively treasonous and disloyal, reality-blind psychology could have ever survived in the world. In my view back then, I would have thought that no Liberal would last ten seconds in a state of nature, and their very existence would have been an unsolvable mystery.
The book explains not just how Liberals could survive in nature, but why they are thriving today, and why they will diminish greatly in number in the near future. It begins by explaining how in nature, there are two psychologies among animals, described in what is called r/K Selection Theory. r/K Theory says that organisms tend to adopt one of two psychologie. In one, organisms grow aggressive/competitive/protective, sexually selective, monogamous, family oriented, and loyal to an in-group, like wolves (the K-selected psychology), o as to compete for limioted resources. Alternatively, they will exhibit a psychology that is cowardly, prone to flee danger, promiscuous, non-family oriented, and selfish, so as to effectively exploit a resource glut. This is best exemplified by the rabbit (an r-selected species), which lives in fields of grass it can never possibly consume. The book explains what in our evolutionary past led us to evolve both psychologies in our species, shows how factors which favor the emergence of one or the other in nature will tend to produce the rise of one or the other in human populations, and it even explains at the neurostructural level what current research shows about how they arise, both genetically, and through environmental conditioning. It is an interesting work that may change how you view our political battles, and how you think the future will play out.
The biggest benefit of this information however is in debating Liberals. Just this week, I had a reader tell me that he was in an argument with a Liberal, he turned the conversation to this topic, explained the theory to the Liberal, and was met with utterly shocked silence. In the words of the reader, “It is like garlic to them.” Liberals see something in this which terrifies them, and when you show them that you see it, they are horrified.
For that reason, I want this work to spread, so the book will be free next Thursday (Amazon only gives five free days during a 90 day period, so I am using each day to organize and appeal to a different audience, to maximize the spread). Please consider telling friends, sharing it on Facebook, Tweeting it, posting it to your favorite blog, and helping to get as many to download it as possible. I would also appreciate any reviews Freepers want to post on Amazon. I already have two bogus reviews from Liberals who never read the book (as I said, the very idea terrifies them - enough to motivate them to seek out a book's Amazon page, and post a negative review of a book they haven't even read), so I would like to compliment those reviews with reviews from the right, to give a more accurate idea of what is in the book.
Here are some quotes I have received from readers, none of whom I know personally,
“After the Bible, the list of books with as much potential importance and world impact as yours is a short one.” -
unsolicited email from a journalist
“Fascinating stuff – it finally solved the riddle of why all those seemingly unrelated political positions cluster together so frequently.”
“Wow! I've probably read enough psych books to have a PhD in the subject... All I can say is thank you. This is great stuff.”
“I did my graduate work in neuroscience. You’re absolutely right.”
“I love this theory. It hit me like a thunderbolt when I realized what it was, and a day or two of thinking about it has left me no less impressed.”
“Not to stray off topic, but your work is mind-blowingly uncanny, accurate, timely and relevant. Bravo. I hope you acquire fame and fortune from it – it will be well deserved. Absolutely fascinating theory...like turning light after light on in a darkened room.”
“[this work on r/K Theory] is a key that opens many doors.”
“I'm even more impressed...I think your thesis offers some superb insights.... (I'm trying to avoid the hackneyed "brilliant", but that's the word that comes to mind.)” -
A well known Conservative Science Blogger
“Your paper is really interesting, and connects a lot of insights from many disciplines.” -
unsolicited, via email
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Barbara Hardy Institute, University of South
Australia
Bear in mind, the softcover is priced at $25, and the Kindle is normally $9.99, so being free, this is a good value, and represents a lot of time spent tracking down the research in the endnotes, supporting every facet of the work. Amazon also has a reader program for your computer that is free, so if you don't have a Kindle, you can still get this work and read it for free. Also, Amazon prime members can borrow the book for fee.
Stop by, pull the book, and then explain it to a Liberal some day. I think you'll like what happens. Imagine if this was how Liberalism came to be viewed by all of Conservatism. Then imagine if every Liberal had to confront this information in every subsequent debate on politics. It would drive the vast majority of Liberals to either depression or madness.
I'll put up a reminder post on Wednesday, and one Thursday morning. Until then, please tell friends, and share it with anyone who you think might be interested.
The link to the book's Amazon page is at The Evolutionary Psychology Behind Politics: How Conservatism and Liberalism Evolved Within Humans
The military is overwhelmingly pro conservative because of hard work and personal responsibility. The Hollywood crowd is used to being pampered and adored. They talk about doing good, but for the vast majority, its just lip service, or token deeds.
Thank you!
Exactly, a perfect analogy. In nature, where nature provides the resources, things stablize out. In our population though, as we “go r-selected”, we get a lot of laziness and selfishness, which destroys the free resource availability, and collapses our societal ecosystem.
Hey, neverdem. Free book for your pinglist?
Hey, Seeker. Free stuff for your pinglist?
Hey Joe and KG-9,
I’d like to call the banglist to this? The book covers RKBA in it, and as a shooter, I know shooters tend to be mechanists who like to understand how systems work. I think it would be especially helpful to undertand the pychology of gungrabbers, where it came from, and why we have to deal with it.
Then again, I know you guys prefer to be discriminating, and this ventures into the entirety of the Liberal psychology, so I’m not sure if it qualifies, and don’t want to step on any toes.
On the other side again, it is free stuff. Can I leave this at the discretion of you guys?
Thank you.
I’ve always thought that liberals take liberal positions to make the world think they are better people that they really are...a pissing contest to see who is the most compassionate, understanding, etc.
Bump. I’ve seen some posts on this, didn’t realize there was a book.
True to some extent. If you look in nature, every facet of the Liberal ideology is about multiplying as fast as possible, when resources are free, and competition can be avoided. Promiscuity, single parenting, avoiding fights, not sacrificing for group, or pledging allegiance. It’s just like rabbits - produce as many offspring as possible, without regard to quality, and focus on satisfying yourself alone, because it is numbers of offspring which count in that environment, since competitive mortality doesn’t cull the weak.
K-selection involves a culling of the population by competition, so there only fit offpsring survive. Promiscuity gives way to finding the fittest mate, and monopolizing them with monogamy, so your offpring are fitter than everyone else’s. A bunch of single moms gives way to two parents, raising the child together to give it optimal nutrition and education. You only win if your child wins out over others. Competitiveness, protectiveness, and loyalty to group all help you to win so they become important too.
Today, Liberals try to exploit a social strategy of asserting their superiority socially, as a way of avoiding competition. Notice it is always the ones who say they are the most superior who want to shut down capitalism, gun ownership, and any form of competition. It is competition avoidance, through social means.
If you look at the five traits of the r-selected (bunny) pychology in r/K Theory (competition avoidance, promicuity, single parenting, earlier age of sexualization of young, and no loyalty to in-group), you see all of Liberalism explained, and it even tells you what each part does. It is all about exploiting resource gluts to flood the population with your offspring.
Notice also, just as r/K Theory predict a rise in the r-psychology when resources are abundant, as a society succeeds, and grows rich, up rises Liberalism to tear it all back down, from the Roman Empire to today. It is a natural program in humans which plays out when we aren’t challenged by reality.
Stop by thursday, and check it out on Kindle for free. I was going over it to condense it and add some new stuff a few weeks ago, and I think each chapter now offers a really interesting insight into exactly what we are up against, and where it came from.
Best of all, explain it to a Liberal, with the wolf/rabbit analogy. It kills them. You have to see it to beleive it.
I just wanted to let you know, my book is free for Kindle Tursday, if your interested.
That was Thursday, with an H.
Now on my main machine, have set a reminder, and will point some others to it on Thurs.
BOOKbump
Thank you. I really appreciate the help.
I’m on vacay but I’ll see what I can do. Thanks. I don’t have a Kindle, though.
LS
Thank you! I appreciate it.
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