"They are the embodiment of the intolerant phrase, 'my way or the highway.'"
~ Abigail Fagan
"How Essentialism Affects Anti-Immigrant Prejudice"
"People who are prejudiced are more likely to be motivated to seek cognitive closure (Kruglanski, 1990) and they have a lower “need for cognition” (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982). What this means is that prejudiced people dislike thinking extensively, and considering the 'grey areas' and nuances, and the 'it depends' parts of social life. To them, something is either right or wrong. Black or white. Psychologists refer to this as 'categorical thinking' (Nelson & Olson, 2024). They are the embodiment of the intolerant phrase, 'my way or the highway.'”
~ A. Fagan
What else could be better? Less prejudiced? Less horrible for other people who are on this planet?
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