This thread is about understanding right-wing faux anger.

We all know that the right has become more angry & intolerant over the last several decades, under the tutelage of Fox News & a host of angry white men on the radio, in the news, in politics.

But why?

#ANGER
#politics
Is the right just "mad as hell & they're not going to take it anymore"? Or is there a more sinister thing going on here? On the left, those who pursue politics study law, policy making, etc., those on the right tend to study psychology & then utilize that to gain power.
#Anger is a powerful emotion.
"Where fear breeds uncertainty, anger instills confidence. Angry people are more likely to put the blame on individuals, rather than “society,” or fate. ... Angry people rely more on stereotypes & are more eager to act..." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/the-best-headspace-for-making-decisions/500423/
Why You Shouldn't 'Go With Your Gut'

A Harvard researcher explains how our emotions affect our decisions

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/the-best-headspace-for-making-decisions/500423/
"...the techniques are very similar on the left & the right. ... But the volume is very different, in terms of the sheer number of platforms on the right. Talk radio is over 90 percent conservative so there’s just more of it." https://psmag.com/social-justice/tvs-talking-heads-angry-time-rush-limbaugh-glenn-beck-75212
Why Are TV’s Talking Heads So Angry All the Time?

Two researchers dive into the spittle-flecked world of outrage media.

https://psmag.com/social-justice/tvs-talking-heads-angry-time-rush-limbaugh-glenn-beck-75212
The right has spent decades teaching their base - mainly white men - to be angry, fuelling the flames with misinformation & outright lies. Under tRump, the right mobilized this anger into a destructive mob. https://asiatimes.com/2021/01/why-trumps-right-wing-rioters-are-so-damn-angry/
Why Trump’s right-wing rioters are so damn angry

Of the hundreds of pro-Trump rioters who charged into the US Capitol, where Congress was set to certify Joe Biden’s presidency on January 6, many included “Proud Boys”, QAnon supporters and those w…

https://asiatimes.com/2021/01/why-trumps-right-wing-rioters-are-so-damn-angry/
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