<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Politicians are psychologically wired up for war </title> <atom:link href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2007/01/31/politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2007/01/31/politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war</link> <description>Human Animals at the Crossroads of Science, Religion, Media and Culture</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:25:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: grumpypilgrim </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2007/01/31/politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war/comment-page-1/#comment-9789</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[grumpypilgrim]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1013#comment-9789</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaking of Bush's incompetent decisions, here's more: <a href="http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=655/" rel="nofollow">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=655/</a>. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of Bush's incompetent decisions, here's more: <a href="http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=655/" rel="nofollow">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=655/</a>. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Erich Vieth </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2007/01/31/politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war/comment-page-1/#comment-9731</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erich Vieth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:50:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1013#comment-9731</guid> <description><![CDATA[Speaking of the psychology of leaaders, check out this article entitled "Bush and the Psychology of Incompetent Decisions." Here's an excerpt: <blockquote>President George W. Bush prides himself on "making tough decisions." But many are sensing something seriously troubling, even psychologically unbalanced, about the president as a decision-maker. They are right. Because of a psychological dynamic swirling around deeply hidden feelings of inadequacy, the president has been driven to make increasingly incompetent and risky decisions. This dynamic makes the psychological stakes for him now unimaginably high. The words "success" and "failure" have seized his rhetoric like metaphors for his psyche's survival.</blockquote> Here's the link: <a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011807J.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011807J.shtml</a> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of the psychology of leaaders, check out this article entitled "Bush and the Psychology of Incompetent Decisions." Here's an excerpt:</p> <blockquote><p>President George W. Bush prides himself on "making tough decisions." But many are sensing something seriously troubling, even psychologically unbalanced, about the president as a decision-maker. They are right.</p> <p>Because of a psychological dynamic swirling around deeply hidden feelings of inadequacy, the president has been driven to make increasingly incompetent and risky decisions. This dynamic makes the psychological stakes for him now unimaginably high. The words "success" and "failure" have seized his rhetoric like metaphors for his psyche's survival.</p></blockquote> <p>Here's the link: <a href="http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011807J.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011807J.shtml</a> </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Chris </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2007/01/31/politicians-are-psychologically-biased-to-take-us-to-war/comment-page-1/#comment-9729</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:33:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1013#comment-9729</guid> <description><![CDATA[There's also the very common perception that one of our guys is worth three of those (insert derogatory adjective) (whoever we're going to be fighting), so it doesn't matter what the odds are. Our nation (whichever one the speaker happens to be from) is the greatest in the world and has God on our side, so how can we possibly lose? Both sides generally hold this view. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There's also the very common perception that one of our guys is worth three of those (insert derogatory adjective) (whoever we're going to be fighting), so it doesn't matter what the odds are. Our nation (whichever one the speaker happens to be from) is the greatest in the world and has God on our side, so how can we possibly lose?</p> <p>Both sides generally hold this view. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>