Lisa Rasmussen
@lr50.bsky.social
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Reposted by Lisa Rasmussen
Our research have documented that dominance can lead to extreme destructive outcomes.
When dominance-oriented individuals feel they are stuck in the status hierarchy, a "need for chaos" is elicited: A desire for destruction in the hope that you will prevail in the resulting chaos.
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When dominance-oriented individuals feel they are stuck in the status hierarchy, a "need for chaos" is elicited: A desire for destruction in the hope that you will prevail in the resulting chaos.
(3/5)
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Our research have documented that dominance can lead to extreme destructive outcomes.
When dominance-oriented individuals feel they are stuck in the status hierarchy, a "need for chaos" is elicited: A desire for destruction in the hope that you will prevail in the resulting chaos.
(3/5)
When dominance-oriented individuals feel they are stuck in the status hierarchy, a "need for chaos" is elicited: A desire for destruction in the hope that you will prevail in the resulting chaos.
(3/5)
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Dominance is the attempt to gain status through intimidation or fear. It is in contrast to prestige-based strategies where people pay you respect in return for help.
Narcissistic individuals are drawn to dominance. When such individuals face status loss, they react with aggression.
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Narcissistic individuals are drawn to dominance. When such individuals face status loss, they react with aggression.
(2/5)
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dominance is the attempt to gain status through intimidation or fear. It is in contrast to prestige-based strategies where people pay you respect in return for help.
Narcissistic individuals are drawn to dominance. When such individuals face status loss, they react with aggression.
(2/5)
Narcissistic individuals are drawn to dominance. When such individuals face status loss, they react with aggression.
(2/5)
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If you want to read more on the political psychology of dominance, you can start here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The quote in the top post is from this CNN article: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/p...
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The quote in the top post is from this CNN article: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/p...
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The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors - Volume 117 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
If you want to read more on the political psychology of dominance, you can start here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The quote in the top post is from this CNN article: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/p...
(5/5)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The quote in the top post is from this CNN article: edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/p...
(5/5)
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When pundits argue that Trump will back down when he understands the destruction he is creating, they may be very wrong: Because it may be destruction and chaos that he seeks.
In his mind, this is what may be needed to "make America great again."
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In his mind, this is what may be needed to "make America great again."
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April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
When pundits argue that Trump will back down when he understands the destruction he is creating, they may be very wrong: Because it may be destruction and chaos that he seeks.
In his mind, this is what may be needed to "make America great again."
(4/5)
In his mind, this is what may be needed to "make America great again."
(4/5)
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Pundits are - in vain - looking to economics and politics when trying to explain Trump's behavior.
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
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But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Pundits are - in vain - looking to economics and politics when trying to explain Trump's behavior.
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this:
The psychology of dominance.
🧵(1/5)
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If your response to yesterday’s millions of people marching is that they were all paid operatives…you’re desperate, deluded, and scared.
And lying.
And lying.
April 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If your response to yesterday’s millions of people marching is that they were all paid operatives…you’re desperate, deluded, and scared.
And lying.
And lying.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Dark Pence is back.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dark Pence is back.
THE ORANGE GENIUS 🙄
"While Trump imposed tariffs on Australia’s remote Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited except by wildlife like seals and penguins, it did not put tariffs on Russia"
(Heather Cox Richardson 3.4.2025)
"While Trump imposed tariffs on Australia’s remote Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited except by wildlife like seals and penguins, it did not put tariffs on Russia"
(Heather Cox Richardson 3.4.2025)
April 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
THE ORANGE GENIUS 🙄
"While Trump imposed tariffs on Australia’s remote Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited except by wildlife like seals and penguins, it did not put tariffs on Russia"
(Heather Cox Richardson 3.4.2025)
"While Trump imposed tariffs on Australia’s remote Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited except by wildlife like seals and penguins, it did not put tariffs on Russia"
(Heather Cox Richardson 3.4.2025)
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Liz Truss: "I managed to almost tank the British economy with a single speech"
Donald Trump: "Hold my beer"
Donald Trump: "Hold my beer"
March 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Liz Truss: "I managed to almost tank the British economy with a single speech"
Donald Trump: "Hold my beer"
Donald Trump: "Hold my beer"
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the tesla protest might objectively be among the most successful in history already just in terms of immediate response, if you consider they forced the world’s most powerful person & its most wealthy to fully degrade themselves like used car salesmen on live TV while the whole world watched agog.
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
the tesla protest might objectively be among the most successful in history already just in terms of immediate response, if you consider they forced the world’s most powerful person & its most wealthy to fully degrade themselves like used car salesmen on live TV while the whole world watched agog.
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You probably saw yesterday that Ukraine agreed to the ceasefire arrangement proposed by the U.S. And you may have had a bit of the same reaction many did: Was Ukraine pressured into this by Trump’s coercive tactics? The answer is far more complex and interesting. My write-up in the replies.
March 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You probably saw yesterday that Ukraine agreed to the ceasefire arrangement proposed by the U.S. And you may have had a bit of the same reaction many did: Was Ukraine pressured into this by Trump’s coercive tactics? The answer is far more complex and interesting. My write-up in the replies.
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.
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Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About America
This is how the bad guys act.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Eutelsat's shares surged amid fears that Ukraine's Starlink access could soon face disruption, though it's unclear if that will happen.
A French competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink saw its shares triple in value as Trump halted aid to Ukraine
Eutelsat's shares surged amid fears that Ukraine's Starlink access could soon face disruption, though it's unclear if that will happen.
www.businessinsider.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Eutelsat's shares surged amid fears that Ukraine's Starlink access could soon face disruption, though it's unclear if that will happen.
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🌍 Join us in Copenhagen - fantastic city for work-life balance and awesome science.
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
March 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🌍 Join us in Copenhagen - fantastic city for work-life balance and awesome science.
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
I am hiring PhD students & Postdocs in my group at SODAS Univ of Copenhagen to explore AI, network science & the science of science.
📍 Start: flex summer 2025
📌 Info&Apply: www.robertasinatra.com/2025/03/02/p...
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Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Brinkmann anlægger en etisk vinkel på farerne med Trump som præsident - og det er samtidig en advarsel om at vælge lignende typer andre steder.
January 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Brinkmann anlægger en etisk vinkel på farerne med Trump som præsident - og det er samtidig en advarsel om at vælge lignende typer andre steder.
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You can read the letter for yourself 👉
January 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You can read the letter for yourself 👉
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Denmark is the world's leading producer of Ozempic. It's also home to Legos. Those Danish tariffs are gonna be a big hit Mr. Trump!
Trump: "The people of Greenland would love to become a state of the United States of America. Now, Denmark maybe doesn't like it. But then we can't be too happy with Denmark and maybe things have to happen with respect to Denmark having to do with tariffs."
January 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Denmark is the world's leading producer of Ozempic. It's also home to Legos. Those Danish tariffs are gonna be a big hit Mr. Trump!
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'A phantom political force was born: oligarchical money + psychographic information about individuals + social media delivery system + demotivational message.' Absolutely spot on from @timothysnyder.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/the-phanto...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-phanto...
The Phantom Campaign
Digital Oligarchy vs. the Democratic Future
snyder.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM
'A phantom political force was born: oligarchical money + psychographic information about individuals + social media delivery system + demotivational message.' Absolutely spot on from @timothysnyder.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/the-phanto...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-phanto...