On this day that marks 2 years to the day of Scotland's @ACEAwareNation , which boosted public interest in the importance of relationships, attachment & childhood fear, I want to write a brief THREAD on why this knowledge matters politically. The world is entering tricky times...
2. This piece is from today's @guardian . It tries to show how much risk America is in just now. If American democracy fails, if America itself splits due to the election in November, the rest of the world will feel the reverberations. That is obvious. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
3. This piece frm Jan 2016 (before Trump was elected in Nov 2016) tried to help people to understand who votes for authoritarian candidates. It is citizens with authoritarian preferences. " American authoritarianism is a force to be reckoned with." politico.com/magazine/story…
4. This is *the most important piece* I read in 2016. Published March 2016 (before the election in Nov 2016), it predicted Trump's likely win. "People who score high in authoritarianism, when they feel threatened, look for strong leaders to protect them." vox.com/2016/3/1/11127…
5. How do political scientists assess authoritarian attitudes? Four simple questions - discussed in the article in my last tweet.
No 1: Is it more important for a child to be independent or respect elders?
No 2: Is a child's obedience or self-reliance more important?
Etc.
6. These 4 key questions are all about *attachment*. The outcome of the 2020 US election will be based not just in shaky democratic systems. Rather, it will be based the attachment experiences of the electorate. Childhood fear shapes everything.
7. That is the point of this thread.
That is the point of ACES.
Childhood fear shapes every aspect of life.
Unless the fear is acknowledged, unless it is resolved, it ripples across time and place.
We are about to confront ths lesson in childhood fear anew in t US election.
8/end. Every person who attended t @ACEAwareNation Confs in 2018 or 2019 and 'got it' -
Every person who saw @DocResilience and 'got it' -
Every person who has attended any other trauma event and 'got it' -
This election is another illustration of the impact of childhood fear.
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