Left-leaning support for redistribution stems from perceived unfairness rather than malicious envy

Everyone in America should have to see these cases and think about what they mean for the kind of society we are becoming. They killed a mom in her minivan. And now they have grabbed this poor sweet kid, used him as bait to grab his dad, and sent him to a detention center in Texas.

People who want redistribution are often dismissed as being driven by an ugly emotion: envy. Our new paper in #PSPB challenges this widespread narrative. We show that support for redistribution is less driven by envy and more by the belief that the rich do not deserve their advantage. 🧵⬇️

I talked to @news.dw.com about the protests in Los Angeles and why authoritarian figures like Donald Trump like to spread the narrative of societal collapse.

Chances are that you have been wondering lately why people support authoritarian leaders. One explanation, our new paper in JPSP suggests, is anomie: The perception that society is breaking down. doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000483 🧵(1/4)

Ich hatte ein gutes Gespräch mit Maria Stöhr von @spiegelmagazin.bsky.social über unsere Forschung zu Armut, Scham und der Sehnsucht nach einem "starken Führer": www.spiegel.de/ausland/bedr...