] Have you ever wondered why you vote the way you do?  Why you ] adhere to a religion?  Why you hold to a political philosophy? ] Well, our good friends at the University of Berkley have come up ] with an answer for this perplexing life question.  Unfortunately, ] they only have the answer if youre a conservative.  The ] professors at Berkley have harnessed all their intellect and ] wisdom to conclude that youre mentally ill!  Their conclusions, ] published in the American Psychological Association's ] Psychological Bulletin is claimed to be drawn from over fifty ] years of research literature about the psychology of ] conservatism.   The conservative psyche, they say, boils down to ] this:  ] Fear and Aggression ] Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity ] Uncertainty avoidance  ] Need for cognitive closure  ] Terror management I can't really see anyone being surprised by these results. Josef Mengele Moves to Berkley  |