Adorno and Habermas were speaking of “left fascism” by the end of the 1960s. It is what Adorno and Marcuse had their final fallout over. This is discussed In Chris Rufo’s new book “America’s Cultural Revolution” and in Stuart Jeffries’ “Grand Hotel Abyss.”
Just like black people can't be racist - seems like the same logic. And sorry if you say that in the video, I only read the title and heard the intro and couldn't resist.
Studies like this one show that Social Justice Activism attracts people with certain (potentially dangerous) personality disorders.
Fact: Social Justice ideology is "...associated with lower openness and higher dogmatism." In practice, it is more totalitarian than democratic, and more contrarian than constructive.
"...some political activists on the left side of the political spectrum do not actually strive for social justice and the support of underprivileged groups or persons, but rather endorse or express violence for the satisfaction of their own ego-focused, sometimes even antisocial, needs."
Keep in mind, the "some" mentioned here is a large proportion, not a small one. Why? Because of a kind of sociopolitical orthodoxy called Left-Wing Authoritarianism (LWA).
LWA is "...a strong ideological view, according to which a violent revolution against existing societal structures is legitimate (i.e., anti-hierarchical aggression), [is] associated with antagonistic narcissism (Study 1) and psychopathy (Study 2)."
Yes, there are problems with this on both ends of the political spectrum. Being a narcissist or a psychopath does not automatically make a person into a social justice warrior. Nevertheless, there is a reason these types are concentrated on the political left right now.
"...some individuals with high levels of antagonistic narcissism may be motivated to endorse either right- or left-wing ideological attitudes depending on which of these attitudes seems to be more opportune to them given a specific situation."
The evidence (measured in related studies, some cited by this one) shows that SJW ideology is far more attractive to narcissists and psychopaths than ideologies on the right.
Why? Because of the links between these personality disorders and the genus of ideologies examined in studies like this one.
At first, you might not see how this affects you directly, so here's a more concrete example.
Have you ever been "brigaded" or "dog-piled" by a bunch of social media trolls? For example, there are climate denialists on the right, and biology denialists on the left. Both reject scientific determinism (and evidence), and both are antagonistic narcissists.
"Antagonistic narcissists are individuals exploiting others for their own interests, lacking empathy, and having a sense of entitlement. Also, they are arrogant and manipulative, demonstrating reactive anger and distrust in others while seeking conflict and thrill."
"...individuals with high levels of antagonistic narcissism may be ruthlessly motivated to endorse either right- or left-wing ideological attitudes depending on which of these attitudes seems to be more advantageous to them in a specific situation."
Neo-Marxian ideologues are LWAs by definition. These include identitarians, intersectionalists, gender activists, communists, Marxist-Feminists, Critical Race Theory advocates, etc. Recall the tragic case of the school principal in Ontario who recently committed suicide because of a DEI program, for example.
LWAs are typically "...hostile towards the present social and moral authorities while feeling morally superior and endorsing the use of violence..."
Researchers have repeatedly found that LWAs fake altruism. They consistently demonstrate reduced levels of empathy and compassion while claiming to be morally superior.
"...aggression is prevalent in individuals high in LWA."
"...we did not find the expected positive associations between LWA and altruism. On the contrary, altruism was negatively correlated to the total LWA score (r = –.153, p = .002) as well as to antihierarchical aggression (r = –.180, p < .001)."
"...individuals high in LWA are also individuals with high levels of neurotic narcissism (i.e., individuals who strongly care about what others might think about them, who experience high levels of shame, and have a strong need for admiration)."
LWAs seem paradoxical to old-skool leftists (think Bill Maher, for example), who were less authoritarian, more libertarian, and vehemently supported freedom of speech.
"The results revealed a positive relationship between narcissism and LWA antihierarchical aggression."
"...psychopathy... was predictive for LWA... aggression..."
"...the results of Study 2 replicate the results of Study 1, showing that individuals who strongly endorse antihierarchical aggression to overthrow those in power are narcissistic individuals with psychopathic attributes and thus driven by ego-focused motives."
Adorno and Habermas were speaking of “left fascism” by the end of the 1960s. It is what Adorno and Marcuse had their final fallout over. This is discussed In Chris Rufo’s new book “America’s Cultural Revolution” and in Stuart Jeffries’ “Grand Hotel Abyss.”
Just like black people can't be racist - seems like the same logic. And sorry if you say that in the video, I only read the title and heard the intro and couldn't resist.
Studies like this one show that Social Justice Activism attracts people with certain (potentially dangerous) personality disorders.
Fact: Social Justice ideology is "...associated with lower openness and higher dogmatism." In practice, it is more totalitarian than democratic, and more contrarian than constructive.
"...some political activists on the left side of the political spectrum do not actually strive for social justice and the support of underprivileged groups or persons, but rather endorse or express violence for the satisfaction of their own ego-focused, sometimes even antisocial, needs."
Keep in mind, the "some" mentioned here is a large proportion, not a small one. Why? Because of a kind of sociopolitical orthodoxy called Left-Wing Authoritarianism (LWA).
LWA is "...a strong ideological view, according to which a violent revolution against existing societal structures is legitimate (i.e., anti-hierarchical aggression), [is] associated with antagonistic narcissism (Study 1) and psychopathy (Study 2)."
Yes, there are problems with this on both ends of the political spectrum. Being a narcissist or a psychopath does not automatically make a person into a social justice warrior. Nevertheless, there is a reason these types are concentrated on the political left right now.
"...some individuals with high levels of antagonistic narcissism may be motivated to endorse either right- or left-wing ideological attitudes depending on which of these attitudes seems to be more opportune to them given a specific situation."
The evidence (measured in related studies, some cited by this one) shows that SJW ideology is far more attractive to narcissists and psychopaths than ideologies on the right.
Why? Because of the links between these personality disorders and the genus of ideologies examined in studies like this one.
At first, you might not see how this affects you directly, so here's a more concrete example.
Have you ever been "brigaded" or "dog-piled" by a bunch of social media trolls? For example, there are climate denialists on the right, and biology denialists on the left. Both reject scientific determinism (and evidence), and both are antagonistic narcissists.
"Antagonistic narcissists are individuals exploiting others for their own interests, lacking empathy, and having a sense of entitlement. Also, they are arrogant and manipulative, demonstrating reactive anger and distrust in others while seeking conflict and thrill."
"...individuals with high levels of antagonistic narcissism may be ruthlessly motivated to endorse either right- or left-wing ideological attitudes depending on which of these attitudes seems to be more advantageous to them in a specific situation."
Neo-Marxian ideologues are LWAs by definition. These include identitarians, intersectionalists, gender activists, communists, Marxist-Feminists, Critical Race Theory advocates, etc. Recall the tragic case of the school principal in Ontario who recently committed suicide because of a DEI program, for example.
LWAs are typically "...hostile towards the present social and moral authorities while feeling morally superior and endorsing the use of violence..."
Researchers have repeatedly found that LWAs fake altruism. They consistently demonstrate reduced levels of empathy and compassion while claiming to be morally superior.
"...aggression is prevalent in individuals high in LWA."
"...we did not find the expected positive associations between LWA and altruism. On the contrary, altruism was negatively correlated to the total LWA score (r = –.153, p = .002) as well as to antihierarchical aggression (r = –.180, p < .001)."
"...individuals high in LWA are also individuals with high levels of neurotic narcissism (i.e., individuals who strongly care about what others might think about them, who experience high levels of shame, and have a strong need for admiration)."
LWAs seem paradoxical to old-skool leftists (think Bill Maher, for example), who were less authoritarian, more libertarian, and vehemently supported freedom of speech.
"The results revealed a positive relationship between narcissism and LWA antihierarchical aggression."
"...psychopathy... was predictive for LWA... aggression..."
"...the results of Study 2 replicate the results of Study 1, showing that individuals who strongly endorse antihierarchical aggression to overthrow those in power are narcissistic individuals with psychopathic attributes and thus driven by ego-focused motives."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-04463-x?fbclid=IwAR11FZCZheSh7WSbAO_xuT7mUuULv2yvXlyYRHhTVIzyuVgCztXXgw0YIBk
I have Never Rated Sam Harris.
Oh snap!