Mister Mister Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 ...my poll asked a set of four simple survey questions that political scientists have employed since 1992 to measure inclination toward authoritarianism. These questions pertain to child-rearing: whether it is more important for the voter to have a child who is respectful or independent; obedient or self-reliant; well-behaved or considerate; and well-mannered or curious. Respondents who pick the first option in each of these questions are strongly authoritarian. Based on these questions, Trump was the only candidate—Republican or Democrat—whose support among authoritarians was statistically significant. Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533#ixzz3xd6golJC What do you guys think? I feel like the questions are kind of skewed, though I don't think obedience is a virtue, respectful vs. independent, well-behaved or considerate, well-mannered vs. curious are not mutually exclusive.
shirgall Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 What do you guys think? I feel like the questions are kind of skewed, though I don't think obedience is a virtue, respectful vs. independent, well-behaved or considerate, well-mannered vs. curious are not mutually exclusive. I think if you are looking for reason and evidence in Politico you are going to have a bad time. 2
Mister Mister Posted January 18, 2016 Author Posted January 18, 2016 I think if you are looking for reason and evidence in Politico you are going to have a bad time. Sure, I agree, and to really parse this out you'd have to get into the source data which I don't really care to do. I did find it interesting that a mainstream source was making the connection between parenting and politics, though.
fezjones Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 i dont think that writer knows what authoritarian means.
pnelson Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 You could re-read that article as "Parents who don't want their children to be crude, rude, self-entitled little brats support Donald Trump".
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