How much are people's politics a product of their personality?

[SwordOfStZip]

Obviously it varies.

Probably the more rational and the more they care about the common good the less someone's political convictions and understandings will primarily be a reflection of their personal psychological and emotional make up.

However people are becoming less and less rational and/or dutiful towards common goods- hence political divisions become more bitter as they come to more and more reflect differing types of personality and less and less anything else.

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

Do you think homosexuals are rational beings Miss?

 

[clarke-connolly]

Do you think homosexuals are rational beings Miss?

In fairness, I would say that all humans are not rational, but I would say homosexuals are even more Irrational than hetrosexual people !

 

[SwordOfStZip]

In fairness, I would say that all humans are not rational, but I would say homosexuals are even more Irrational than hetrosexual people !

Have you ever heard the expression "felon setting"?

 

[clarke-connolly]

Have you ever heard the expression "felon setting"?

No.

 

[SwordOfStZip]

No.

It means leading someone into saying stuff that could or would incriminate them.

 

[clarke-connolly]

Some, definitions / explaining, here !

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[Myles O'Reilly]

It means leading someone into saying stuff that could or would incriminate them.

I certainly didn't intend to inciminate Clarke as a homosexual. Mayo men can't be homosexual. Its a well known fact.

 

[clarke-connolly]

I certainly didn't intend to inciminate Clarke as a homosexual. Mayo men can't be homosexual. Its a well known fact.

Which is why we haven't won the All-Ireland since 1951 !

I don't know why those two things are connected, but they obviously are ! !

 

[AN2]

Obviously it varies.

Probably the more rational and the more they care about the common good the less someone's political convictions and understandings will primarily be a reflection of their personal psychological and emotional make up.

However people are becoming less and less rational and/or dutiful towards common goods- hence political divisions become more bitter as they come to more and more reflect differing types of personality and less and less anything else.

I wouldn't be sure of mapping(s) between personality traits and political opinions. Any ideas yourself?

 

[céline]

I would say people who are truly religious are more likely to be truly right-wing.