GiddyGap@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoAmerica's youngest voters turn rightwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down144
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minus-squareabff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.uslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’d say that this is the fundamental cornerstone of the conservative - being more likely to obey a leader or an authority, even one you disagree with. As per https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533/ So yeah, it’s a huge problem. Identifying with the tribe becomes more important than voting on the issues - and potential progressives don’t vote for progressive platforms but for the perceived leaders of the tribe.
I’d say that this is the fundamental cornerstone of the conservative - being more likely to obey a leader or an authority, even one you disagree with. As per https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/donald-trump-2016-authoritarian-213533/
So yeah, it’s a huge problem. Identifying with the tribe becomes more important than voting on the issues - and potential progressives don’t vote for progressive platforms but for the perceived leaders of the tribe.