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Science says liberals, not conservatives, are psychotic
New York Post ^ | 06/092016 | Danika Fears

Posted on 03/10/2019 3:42:22 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods

Turns out liberals are the real authoritarians. A political-science journal that published an oft-cited study claiming conservatives were more likely to show traits associated with “psychoticism” now says it got it wrong. Very wrong. The American Journal of Political Science published a correction this year saying that the 2012 paper has “an error” — and that liberal political beliefs, not conservative ones, are actually linked to psychoticism. “The interpretation of the coding of the political attitude items in the descriptive and preliminary analyses portion of the manuscript was exactly reversed,” the journal said in the startling correction.

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TOPICS: Science; Society
KEYWORDS: liberalism; liberals; mentaldisorder; politics; progressiveagenda; science
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NOTE: THIS IS AN OLD POST from 2016, but putting it up in case anyone wants it for ammo.
1 posted on 03/10/2019 3:42:22 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods
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NOTE: THIS IS AN OLD POST

I missed it the first time around. Thanks for posting.

2 posted on 03/10/2019 3:48:22 PM PDT by TChad
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“Turns out liberals are the real authoritarians.”

All together: Oh, I’m surprised!


3 posted on 03/10/2019 3:50:18 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: SaxxonWoods

Kind of confirms what we knew all along.


4 posted on 03/10/2019 3:51:07 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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Liberalism is a mental illness. The science is settled on that so there can be no debate.


5 posted on 03/10/2019 3:53:37 PM PDT by stormhill
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To: SaxxonWoods

Thanks for posting. More ammo is always good.


6 posted on 03/10/2019 3:58:13 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: SaxxonWoods; All

Please see my tagline.


7 posted on 03/10/2019 3:58:55 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
The American Journal of Political Science published a correction... “The interpretation of the coding of the political attitude items in the descriptive and preliminary analyses portion of the manuscript was exactly reversed,” the journal said in the startling correction.
What that means is, the "error" was deliberate, and actually help prove that the corrected conclusion is excruciatingly correct. Thanks SaxxonWoods.

8 posted on 03/10/2019 4:00:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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This probably explains why most of the mass shooters have been Democrats.

“To save the children”, maybe we should just prohibit any Democrats from buying or owning guns.


9 posted on 03/10/2019 4:03:02 PM PDT by pfony1
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To: SaxxonWoods

Trump Derangement Syndrome is undeniable proof.


10 posted on 03/10/2019 4:08:51 PM PDT by Spok
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How can you say liberals are crazy. It makes me want to put on my pussy hat and go outside and howl at the moon like I did was Hillary (PBUH) lost.


11 posted on 03/10/2019 4:13:00 PM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: SaxxonWoods

I had not read it before so thanks!


12 posted on 03/10/2019 4:13:29 PM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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Gee, almost reminds one of the Global Warming temperature recording issues, doesn’t it?


13 posted on 03/10/2019 4:19:35 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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Conservatives built America Liberal s destroyed it simple as that


14 posted on 03/10/2019 4:26:11 PM PDT by Mavrick69
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To: SaxxonWoods

bookmark


15 posted on 03/10/2019 4:26:44 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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“NOTE: THIS IS AN OLD POST from 2016, but putting it up in case anyone wants it for ammo.”

you can post this every week if you want bro..there are some Freepers who STILL dont get it, praying for these pukes etc


16 posted on 03/10/2019 4:39:31 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtards at our company for the past 12 yrs at every election. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Thomas Paine once said, “These are the times that try men’s souls...”

still has meaning.


17 posted on 03/10/2019 5:02:45 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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Turns out liberals are the real authoritarians...personality types who crave power the way normal people crave oxygen are drawn to the liberal way of seeing the world....
18 posted on 03/10/2019 5:24:02 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: SaxxonWoods
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder


19 posted on 03/10/2019 5:52:09 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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20 posted on 03/10/2019 6:47:00 PM PDT by 4Liberty ("The Democrats are the Party of Crime." - Donald J. Trump)
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