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By Ronald Bailey
http://reason.com/archives/2017/12/16/authoritarians-to-the-left-and/print


--- Quote ---The divide between people on either side of the political aisle is now larger than at any point since
1994.

The share of Democrats expressing very unfavorable attitudes toward Republicans grew from 16 percent to
44 percent over that period, according to Pew Research Center. The percentage of Republicans holding very
unfavorable views of Democrats rose from 17 percent to 45 percent.

New research in Public Opinion Quarterly identifies what could be a significant factor fueling this rise:
Americans' authoritarian tendencies.

Authoritarians are predisposed toward a group-centrism that is grounded in a need for order and certainty.
Partisanship, like religion, is a social identity that offers the psychological benefits of tribal membership . . .
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