#526 Jordan Moss: The Psychology of the Alt-right and the PC Authoritarians and Liberals
RECORDED ON JUNE 14th 2021.
Jordan Moss is a psychology graduate and medical student at the University of Sydney. He has research interests in individual differences, with particular interest in personality theory and moral psychology.
In this episode, we talk about the alt-right and the Politically Correct left. We start by characterizing the alt-right, and the move on to the political correctness authoritarians and liberals. We talk about the psychological differences and similarities between the al-right and the PC folks. We discuss the personality traits of people on the left and the right. We talk about environmental factors that might explain political extremism. Finally, we discuss how social media use might have an impact on political attitudes.
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Intro
The alt-right
PC authoritarians and liberals
Personality traits – differences and similarities
Environmental factors that might explain political extremism
Social media use and political attitudes
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