Right wingers have worse dreams... LOL, this would explain a lot <vbg>
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According to an American dream researcher, people on the right are almost three times as likely as those on the left to suffer nightmares. Kelly Bulkeley, who presents his findings to a dream research conference in the United States on Wednesday, has found that not only do conservatives have more nightmares, their dreams are much scarier.
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Half of the dreams of the Republicans he surveyed were nightmares, compared with 18% of the Democrats' dreams.
Mr Bulkeley puts this down to people on the right being more anxious about perceived dangers, and seeking ways to defend themselves. This state of mind, in turn, informs their politics.
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British dream researcher David Melbourne says although he doesn't hold with Mr Bulkeley's speculation on political ideology, he does agree that those more likely to have nightmares share character traits. According to a study by Mr Melbourne's collaborator, psychologist Keith Hearne, bad dreamers are more likely to be affected by their feelings, and tend to be apprehensive, tense and self-sufficient.
Mr Melbourne says nightmares serve to call our attention to some aspect of our character that needs attention.
"People who tend to be more right wing are more likely to be the enterprising 'I'm all right, Jack' types favoured by Margaret Thatcher. So it would make sense in terms of people whose subconscious is trying to tell them to be more sharing, more left wing in a sense."
news.bbc.co.uk
Or maybe it's their just deserts? |
