{"id":25530,"date":"2024-02-09T01:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25530"},"modified":"2024-02-09T01:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:39:49","slug":"extrinsics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25530","title":{"rendered":"extrinsics&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22956\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Dude Decending Staircase<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>click link for article<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?page_id=25531\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"25531\">To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. Psychologists may have the answer | George Monbiot https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/jan\/29\/donald-trump-americans-us-culture-republican?CMP=share_btn_tw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unifier1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unifier1.jpg 886w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unifier1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/unifier1-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>&#8216;Many explanations are proposed for the continued&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/jan\/23\/trump-king-republican-candidate-primaries\">rise of Donald Trump<\/a>, and the steadfastness of his support, even as the outrages and criminal charges pile up. Some of these explanations are powerful. But there is one I have seen mentioned nowhere, which could, I believe, be the most important: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is king of the extrinsics.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-the-first-z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-the-first-z.jpg 470w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-the-first-z-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 85vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Trump-Proud-Boys-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some psychologists believe our values tend to cluster around certain poles, described as \u201cintrinsic\u201d and \u201cextrinsic\u201d. People with a strong set of intrinsic values are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.wwf.org.uk\/downloads\/common_cause_report.pdf\">inclined towards empathy<\/a>, intimacy and self-acceptance. They tend to be open to challenge and change, interested in universal rights and equality, and protective of other people and the living world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Donalds-reenactment2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Donalds-reenactment2-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Donalds-reenactment2--253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Donalds-reenactment2--768x910.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/The-Donald-art-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/The-Donald-art-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/The-Donald-art-copy-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/The-Donald-art-copy-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People at the extrinsic end of the spectrum are more attracted to prestige, status, image, fame, power and wealth. They are strongly motivated by the prospect of individual reward and praise. They are more likely to objectify and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2003-88094-002\">exploit other people<\/a>, to behave rudely and aggressively and to dismiss&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0272494414000966\">social and environmental impacts<\/a>. They have little interest in cooperation or community. People with a strong set of extrinsic values are more likely to suffer from frustration,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/S11031-013-9371-4\">dissatisfaction<\/a>, stress, anxiety, anger and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/2014-44347-005\">compulsive behaviour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump exemplifies extrinsic values.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source excerpts: The Guardian Jan 29\/24&nbsp;<strong><em>To beat Trump, we need to know why Americans keep voting for him. 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