Why are there so many right-wing grifters?
Notes • 378 Words • Politics, Sociology • 11/06/2024
There seems to be a lot of right-wing grifters while there seems to be little to none on the left side. Why is this?
- The Right’s Grifter Problem by Jim Geraghty
- Here’s Why the Right-Wing Grifter Problem Is a Right-Wing Problem by Kevin Drum
- Why does it seem like rightwing grifters are on the rise? - Reddit
- Anti-science more distrust but in-group loyalty and deference to authority / people they respect
- “there’s a lot of demand by people disillusioned by the mainstream media’s lies” so its people just getting told what they want to hear
- There seems to be some kind of connection to cancel culture
- Right-Wing Grifters Love to Say They’re “Canceled” — but Get All the Elite Support They Want by Aurelien Mondon
- When large online figures get cancelled for doing something wrong, it seems like they always try to cash out and go to the “anti-woke” right-wing audience who seemingly eat it up every time
Are Conservatives more trustful?
- They have less trust in mainstream media, but more trust in their in-group
- Trust Rises With Age - NIH News in Health
- Conservatives tend to be older
- There Are Two Americas, and Age Is the Divider by Sarah Kuta
- They aren’t as used to lying on social media and things like AI and have generally higher trust
- Older people more susceptible to scams (Correlates of Susceptibility to Scams in Older Adults Without Dementia)
- Conservatives tend to be older
Do Conservatives have lower memetic defense?
- Memetic defense is the psychological resistance to weaponized information (targeted plays to influence cognitive/emotional states), somewhat related to propaganda
- Are conservatives less intelligent on average? Why?
- Conservatives may have a neurological negativity bias which makes them more susceptible to fear mongering
- Are there differences in confirmation bias?