Hi Jim- I spend my winters in Southern California so I am fairly familiar with people's political attitudes in this region. Sadly, this isn't seen as an "extreme" attitude. Spend a day listening to AM talk radio and you will hear stuff that makes this rant sound like "The voice of reason".
Here are a couple of examples: http://www.marklevinshow.com/ http://www.michaelsavage.wnd.com/ Typical comments include things like: "President Obama is gradually transforming America into a socialist authoritarian state. This is the real meaning of his recent decision to grant backdoor amnesty to young illegal immigrants. Mr. Obama is behaving like a Latin American strongman, who asserts arbitrary power and ignores the rule of law. He is assaulting the very pillars of our constitutional republic." So, in answer to your question: "I wonder what proportion of students come into classes with this kind of extreme view as their background?" Lots of them. -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Clark" <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2014 6:11:57 PM Subject: [tips] Extreme conservative media outlets - psychology reference Hi I got onto a right wing list (BizPac Review) a few months ago. It is quite enlightening about the “news” that some portion of the American population (and outsiders like me) receive. A link to psychology yesterday caught my eye … http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/06/05/psychologist-worries-irrational-erratic-behavior-may-seriously-indicate-obama-is-not-sane-123361 I wonder what proportion of students come into classes with this kind of extreme view as their background? And how do they react to mainstream psychology as a result? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor and Chair of Psychology U of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: dap...@shaw.ca . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=37055 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-37055-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=37063 or send a blank email to leave-37063-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
