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| Why I Just Donated to the Trump Campaign |
| 2016-09-28 |
| ...In 2008, during election night, my husband Glenn and I did some commentary for PJTV and I remember PJTV host Bill Whittle asking me if the election of Obama would reduce the anger of liberals to which I said, "no, it would probably enhance it because now they feel entitled and emboldened to be even nastier." If one thinks of liberal bias and anger in behavioral terms, winning the presidential election would reinforce the self-entitled behavior of liberals even further: In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future. When a favorable outcome, event, or reward occurs after an action, that particular response or behavior will be strengthened. So, what does all this psychological jargon mean for the individual in regards to politics? It means that liberal bias and anger against those of us who do not go along with the liberal agenda could increase and in ways that cost people their jobs, livelihoods, relationships etc. A Trump election means that people (mostly liberal) will stop to think about the consequences of their acts more with the other side in power. The fact is, the media, schools, universities and much of society in general these days is driven by liberal thought and with a liberal president and Justice Department at the helm, people feel very free to engage in acts against dissidents without as much restraint. ...And for those who are not conservative and think you are safe if liberal, not so fast. Fewer conservatives in the liberal crosshairs means fewer targets; then they start picking off their own. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 Dr. Helen may as well be describing Stalin's rise to power. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-09-28 19:41 |
| #1 "no, it would probably enhance it because now they feel entitled and emboldened to be even nastier." Yup. DJT has to find a way to overcome the latest iterations of "Have you quit beating your wife yet." setups by Clinton, Reid and Dean III, et al, without losing it. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-09-28 09:14 |