On personality differences between different political groupings

[andrewducker]

More for my own interests, so I can find it later when I want it:
We found that libertarians tend to look more like liberals than like conservaatives on most measures of personality. For example, both groups score higher than conservatives on openness to experience, and lower on disgust sensitivity and conscientiousness. Where libertarians diverge

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[danieldwilliam]

I remember having a similar insight to that attributed by Haidght to William McNeil about moving in formation.

There is something mind expanding about moving in concert with people. I've seen it with improv and marching in formation. I suspect you would experience in other concerted activities. Music I'd expect. Football.

[danieldwilliam]

And here is the blog post I wrote about it

http://danieldwilliam.livejournal.com/53623.html

[andrewducker]

Thank you, that was fascinating.

And I agree - there's definitely a psychotropic effect from doing something in a group, where you can end up in an almost meditative state.

Learning to march (OTC) was fascinating - weeks spent not quite getting it, and then suddenly the whole group moving as one, and a feeling of freedom from not having to think about movement and just letting it happen. You see similar thing from tribal chanting - or singing in groups.

The reason we had a song at our wedding was that we'd enjoyed having a hymn a lot at a previous wedding we'd been to, and felt that having everyone sing something as a group would be a bonding experience (which it was).

[danieldwilliam]

And I think it changed my understanding of the word meditative which I used to think of as quite passive but now see as a more acute but different way of awareness.

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. I found that talking about mindfulness was more helpful, as it got rid preconceptions.