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Hillary Clinton Offers Us a Four More Years of the Policies of Barak Obama (Original Post) louis c Jul 2016 OP
Even for those that feel they haven't gotten as much as they felt they should have 4lbs Jul 2016 #1
Barack Obama saved jobs, saved an industry Ilsa Jul 2016 #2
Yep! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2016 #4
Many conservatives... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2016 #3

4lbs

(6,858 posts)
1. Even for those that feel they haven't gotten as much as they felt they should have
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:26 AM
Jul 2016

under almost 8 years of President Obama, at the very worst case, Hillary Clinton will continue most of his policies and stances, and give -> 8 <- years of stability. In the best case, lots of change for the betterment of all.





With Donald Dump, every time a foreign leader says something about Donald's hair, we'll have to quickly run outside, look up in the sky, and see if there are any missiles flying.



Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
2. Barack Obama saved jobs, saved an industry
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:31 AM
Jul 2016

In 2009 when republicans were willing to let GM go bankrupt. Republicans would let millions of people lose their jobs, their homes, their lives when a closing of GM would have taken out parts suppliers, etc.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
4. Yep!
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:38 AM
Jul 2016

I noticed that many conservative talking heads thought it was crucial to save the banks, though.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
3. Many conservatives...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 07:35 AM
Jul 2016

... love their authority figures.

Right-wing authoritarianism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism

Authoritarian submission — a high degree of submissiveness to the authorities who are perceived to be established and legitimate in the society in which one lives.
Authoritarian aggression — a general aggressiveness directed against deviants, outgroups, and other people that are perceived to be targets according to established authorities.
Conventionalism — a high degree of adherence to the traditions and social norms that are perceived to be endorsed by society and its established authorities, and a belief that others in one's society should also be required to adhere to these norms.


There have been a number of other attempts to identify "left-wing authoritarians" in the United States and Canada. These would be people who submit to leftist authorities, are highly conventional to liberal viewpoints, and are aggressive to people who oppose left-wing ideology. These attempts have failed because measures of authoritarianism always correlate at least slightly with the right. However, left-wing authoritarians were found in Eastern Europe. There are certainly extremists across the political spectrum, but most psychologists now believe that authoritarianism is a predominantly right-wing phenomenon.
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