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Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Berkeley is trumpeting this recently released survey on Political Conservatism as definitive and scientific research. What a nice way to avoid an ideological confrontation with Conservatism, by labeling it as a psychological reaction of fear and avoidance towards change! It's a fun way to lump together all aspects of the right-wing along a continuum of fear and intolerance.
Disparate conservatives share a resistance to change and acceptance of inequality, the authors said. Hitler, Mussolini, and former President Ronald Reagan were individuals, but all were right-wing conservatives because they preached a return to an idealized past and condoned inequality in some form. Talk host Rush Limbaugh can be described the same way.In other words, President Reagan and his cronies aren't separated by any inherent ideology from Hitler-- just in degrees of fear. It's a nice opportunity to even relabel Stalin as 'Conservative' The researchers conceded cases of left-wing ideologues, such as Stalin, Khrushchev or Castro, who, once in power, steadfastly resisted change, allegedly in the name of egalitarianism.Stalin the Conservative? He created the Soviet system, tearing down the Leninist structure for one based on a personality cult, huge movements in industrialization and agriculture, and killed countless members of the old regime. If this is his defense of the status quo, I'd hate to see Stalin doing anything to change it. The authors could've sought credibility in a study this massive and controversial by including a self-described Conservative. Not really. Here's Jack Glaser's home page. Here's John Jost's. Here's Kuglianski's. Any attempt to study Conservativism without an Economic lens is bunk, anyhow.Email This Post! |
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