Die "Washington Post" [sprich 'corrupt corporate media'] hat einen Artikel veröffentlicht, warum sich die besonders eifrigen Trump- und Sanders-Anhänger ähneln. Anhänger von Populisten sind eher unverträgliche Menschen:
Paul Krugman wendet zu Recht ein, dass die 'Bernie Bros' zwar sehr unerfreulich sein können, sie sind aber im Vergleich zur Trump-Bewegung harmlos:Sanders and Trump supporters have this quality in common. So do other populist voters.
In a recent study, we found that supporters of populists do have something in common: their personalities. Psychologists distinguish among five general traits that determine our personalities: openness to experience, extroversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness and agreeableness. This last personality trait — agreeableness — is what matters when it comes to populism.
Those who score high on agreeableness tend to trust others and to be modest, tolerant and cooperative. Those who score low are egoistic, cynical, distrustful and inclined to believe in conspiracy theories. Such low scorers on agreeableness can be highly susceptible to the populist anti-establishment message, because a message of distrust toward the political elite matches with their own cynical personalities.