Wajahat Ali asks Melissa Deckman, CEO at Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI),
Why are so many Americans openly embracing authoritarianism? PRRI's latest study shows 43% of Americans espousing authoritarian views. Why so?
Deckman's response,
"Religion matters." PRRI finds that Republicans far more than Democrats lean authoritarian, as do Christian nationalists and folks who are highly religious.
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The Role of Patriarchy in MAGA's Embrace of Trump and Authoritarianism
PRRI's Melissa Deckman shares their latest study revealing the disturbing intersection of patriarchy, Christian nationalism, & anti-feminism as key indicitators for supporting Trump & authoritarianismTHE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
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in reply to William Lindsey :toad: • • •Ali then asks Deckman how much misogyny, patriarchy, belief in "traditional" gender role influence people's prefrence for authoritarianism.
Deckman's response: a lot. There's significant overlap between those gender ideas and the preference for authoritarianism that is especially strong among highly religious Americans and Christian nationalists.
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