Do left wing and right wing individuals have different personality type?

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razelove · Accepted Answer

I think on the extreme end of either spectrum, not really. When people become dedicated followers who parrot lines rather than actually thinking for themselves, they're identical in how malleable they are, only different in who they'll blindly follow.

For the leaders and people creating the narrative, most of them are the same as well, they simply hunger for power. They do have their idealists though, people who can't stomach the BS and make a stand. On the left it's generally that people need protecting, and government is the only one for the job. On the right that people need freedom, and government needs to be reduced.

Even if I disagree with the left more often, for their believers who truly want to make things better, I respect their resolve. On the right, I agree with a lot, until you get to a certain point of reduction of government and the social contract.

Personally I just want a country where opportunities stay available, and hard work along with dedication determines success. For me, my family, and anyone else trying to get by. Keep the middle class, and if someone is doing better than me, good for them. If someone is doing worse, they have the chance to work harder and get to, or surpass my level depending on their ambition.

That's the America I want. Flat tax rate, no loopholes, make social security and medicare solvent again, let states decide how and to what level they fund medicaid, only allow federal intervention in the business of running states when they enter into federal consent decrees and accept the federal funding. Make drugs legal to end the cartel and gang wars. Reform the immigration process, and vote on what to do with the illegals here now, and coming in. America should decide their fate as Americans or not, politicians are slimey bastards, not fit to rule one way or another on human lives. The people should decide and have to live with those consequences, as those are longer lived than any term limits.

That's me though.

Sabretooth · Accepted Answer

first off, i'm in neither side--but i have trumpists in half my family--and i can tell you that they're angry, hatful, unreasonable and, bigoted who would celebrate the deaths of those they don't like--they call for it. i watch left-wing social news outlets and i saw this study:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ikH0c6iyna0

i don't personally know any dems... to my knowledge... even so, i agree with this study. hatred is what got trump elected and it's what got him his cult. his base liked the cruelty to immigrants... regardless of cost or efficiency. now we look at the masks--here's another story about that:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/yWq5RHILnV8

now, racism:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VM1t77izExU https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfzHF4Ot7EE https://www.youtube.com/embed/CTNVB1RVq7Y

now, i agree with progressives on many issues--but i do see the hypocrisy and idiocy and issues like weed. as for elected representatives-i can say that there's not much difference. the dems don't need The Jim Crow Law as it stands because of how prejudice the republicans are--no sane person of color would join the part... unless to to make money by selling out--you flip that and the dems will likely enact their own Jim Crow Law.

90sVibe · Accepted Answer

Yes they do. There's been some really interesting studies showing that you can even tell the difference between a left vs right politically leaning person in a brain scan. there's a part of our brain that is where our flight or fight responds stems from and those with that area enlarged (meaning they have more of a fight response) typically lean towards the right politically. And if that area is smaller chances are that person leans to the left politically. This really effects the person's personality and value system they develop. Studies show that left leaning individuals tend to value traits based on feeling and emotion related to empathy for individualistic/isolated causes. Where as right wing have a value system that is more leveled iut amongst all major value groups

HitTheQuanYin · Accepted Answer

Yes there is actually an amazing TED talk which discusses the difference between liberals and conservatives. You should give it a view! It really is eye-opening.

GnatSocks · Answer

I'm far right, but I'm also tight lipped about a lot of things IRL. Because of that, I have made friends with the right and the left. This is the difference, and I'll be as unbiased as possible, and even list good and bad about both:

Left: welcoming, friendly, backstabbing, depressed, dramatic, helpful, careful with their words, complicated love life, they feel like they have to prove how accepting they are

Right: harsh, brave, confrontational, carefree, hierarchical, dumb (and that is emotionally dumb and just being dumb), happy, short tempered, they feel like they have to prove how strong they are

Both: us vs them. Nothing wrong with that either. I have a stronger tribalism bend than most, but I recognize it and they justify it.

In a nutshell the left is a bunch of 20 year old crones, and the right is a bunch of 35 year old fratboys.

BeMuse · Answer

Right wingers tend to be more logical on average than left wingers. You’d probably find a higher concentration of analysts (INTJ/INTP/EMTJ/ENTP) with right wing ideologies. I’m a moderate independent classic liberal and can see the stark contrast. Both will yell at me and accuse me of being the other. Left wingers are highly emotional and mentally unstable though. Their beliefs are rooted in delusions and fantasy. Right wingers tend to have certain dogmas they are entrenched in (i. e. religious beliefs), but otherwise are often open to evidence and are more adaptable and reasonable faced with facts.

hi_it_is_me123 · Answer

I dont agree with both left/right wings. Both can't accept other values/lifestyles/opinions and are hypocritical to an extent in my experience. Right wings are usually religious/traditional and can't accept/tolerate people who ain't traditional and so dress revealing or is a caarer women or is a sex-worker (but also consume the work of sex workers) for example. Here a youtube video from popluar conservative commenator (Steven crowder) that can't accept other opinions
https://youtu. be/iafYzSqReVE

Then left wings become radical. I only support the liberal people who ain't the like the current media. My problem with it is that support ideas such islamic ideas which is hypocritical since it is against homosexuality aka liberal ideas etc. I also lost my hope in it after the blm movement.

Leavesbound · Answer

I believe so. Left wing types in general tend to be generous people who believe everyone has the right to certain basic things like life, liberty, food, water, shelter, healthcare and the opportunity to earn a decent living. Right wing fall into two categories, the leadership who exploit the rest of the party for votes buy scamming them with lies and the idiots who believe those lies. The general tendency is towards selfishness and they also tend to abhor education preferring to believe in superstitions.

genericname85 · Answer

yes. obviously. cause the "classical" left-right category is:
Right: values individual freedom higher than social security
Left: Values social security over individual freedom.

now how far left or right you are just says how important the particular direction is to you peprsonally and how little or how much you're willing to compromise on your preferred direction.

so of course that means you entire personality is different with those core values in place. because those core values do not just impact one aspect of life and ones personal decisions. it determines pretty much all of them.

DizzyDesii · Answer

Left are prob too open minded and freespirited yet always looking for a problem... and Right are always pessimistic and expecting the worst from the left. They say the left play victim but I've seen too many things said on here and in person where they victimize themselves (for example, assuming all black people think white people are evil... well newsflash, not all black people are leftist and not all white people are evil.) 🤦‍♀️

dewaldt · Answer

Well studies have shown that conservatives tend to be more hard working, where as liberals tend to be more open to new ideas. I know there is a difference between left and right and conservative and liberal, but chances are if you are liberal you are a leftwinger and if you are conservative you are a rightwinger

jshm2 · Answer

Obviously.

Right wingers tend to be ugly, and nutty types, with a superiority complex. They lack intellect, but make up for it in anger and arrogance.

Left wingers tend to be sexually liberated, with an "even the devil can be made good" attitude. The poor bastards rarely know what hits them. Usually it something thrown from a right winger.

putthefootdown · Answer

Yes. And there can be some overlaps. Even overlaps with sub-overlaps on both sides. Some used to wonder if anyone politically involved or aware, was personality disordered prone or prone to mental differences. Not as a bad thing, but unique than say average.

modelUN242 · Answer

I know people who have the same personalities but generally, I'd say Trump supporters are more tolerable.

NikolaiIvanov · Answer

I'll let the memes speak for themselves.

DaisyM23 · Answer

I mean maybe but we’re all just people, we probably have some stuff in common. I’m sure both can be aggressive and both can think they’re kind

Snakeyes7 · Answer

There actually seems to be a bit of a trend like that in terms of the big 5

RCLJT · Answer

Absolutely, 1 believes in free enterprise, taking risks to succeed, the other wants everything taken care of for them by government aka taxpayers. Alphas and Betas, thank God our forefathers we’re all Alphas or we as a nation would still be subservient to the British Empire.

bamesjond0069 · Answer

Im very conservative and therefore i believe in personal responsibility. I was taught no matter what happens to you whether a meteor hits you in the head dead or you win the lotto or anything... you are responsible for the outcome. You put yourself in the exact spot you were in for whatever happens to happen to you. That means its not possible to be a victim ever.

Oppressed_Leecher · Answer

right wingers are bold, courageous, friendly, spiritual and collected

left wingers are confused, filled with hatred, lack motivation, feel entitled, immature and the list goes on.

they are what is wrong with society

Anonymous · Answer

Progressive and Bernie supporters are usually low Testosterone under achievers who seem to be proud of it. They support an old Communist who allowed a BLM transvestite to emasculate him and take away his microphone.

The other one is a hard working woman who pays taxes so that the bernie supporters can travel to other cities and burn and loot in the name of black justice

SomeGuyCalledTom · Answer

I notice a lot of sensors tend to lean Conservative while many intuitives lean liberal. Liberals are also higher in openness (on average) whereas conservatives are typically higher in conscientiousness.

888theGreat · Answer

women on left want to be men. Are Lesbians. Hate Children. The rest are sluts. Women on the right value family and love kids. Tend to believe in God. They are attracted to men. They value family over money and careers.

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