Peter T.
location: New Hampshire
listening to: Too much of everything!
registered: 1999.05.20
posts: 3017
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Trump envies the lack of checks and balances that don't plague autocrats. He shares their antipathy to a free
press and the traditions of liberal democracies. Additionally, many of our conservatives identify with Putin's
disdain for liberal social mores. Those who long for the good old Soviet days equate western values with
decadence, lack of order, and inadequate respect for tradition. Google "Conservatives and Disgust Sensitivity"! The psychological make-up of many conservatives is tied to
this!Peter T.
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Trump envies the lack of checks and balances that don't plague autocrats. He shares their antipathy to a free
press and the traditions of liberal democracies. Additionally, many of our conservatives identify with Putin's
disdain for liberal social mores. Those who long for the good old Soviet days equate western values with
decadence, lack of order, and inadequate respect for tradition. Google "Conservatives and Disgust Sensitivity"! The psychological make-up of many conservatives is tied to
this!Peter T.
