Devine, James wrote:
from the article:
Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism include:
Fear and aggression Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity Uncertainty avoidance Need for cognitive closure Terror management
[by these criteria, a lot of leftist sectarians are "conservative."]
Bingo.
I remember at the time of the Sokal affair that Judith Butler & her posse criticized a band of "neoconservative Marxists," who exibited a similar temperamental and intellectual conservatism to what's identified here. At first, I was really annoyed and dismissed the critique - thereby, I realized later, proving the very point.
Doug
