Choices …

1. AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY SYNDROME

Characterized by belief in total and complete obedience to one’s authority, often display aggression toward outgroup members, submissiveness to authority, resistance to new experiences, and a rigid hierarchical view of society, often triggered by fear, making it easy for leaders who exaggerate threat or fear monger to gain their allegiance.

“I would bring back waterboarding and I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” (Republican Presidential Debate, ABC News 2016)

2. SOCIAL DOMINANCE ORIENTATION

Characterized by a preference for the societal hierarchy of groups, specifically with a structure in which the high-status groups have dominance over the low-status ones.

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” (Campaign Launch 2015)

3. PREDJUDICE

Characterized by connotations of intolerance and implied negative bias against ethnic and religious minorities that appeal to bigotry, often in a blanketed fashion, correlated with a standard scale of modern racism.

“… is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States, until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” (2015)

4. INTERGROUP CONTACT

Characterized by lack of contact with members of groups outside one’s own, such as minorities.

“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries coming here?” – White House meeting, 11/1/18

5. RELATIVE DEPRIVATION

Characterized by the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes they are entitled, or have been treated unfairly. Common explanations among non-bigots can result from skewed perceptions; for example, when American jobs are lost, often ignored is the fact that jobs actually are being lost due to the rapid progress of automation.

“We have a lot to overcome in our country, especially the fact that our jobs are being taken away from us and going to other places. It’s happening right here in Michigan.” (August 2016)