The end of Democrats?

May 20th, 2009

A lot has been written lately about the inevitable doom of the Republican party, cialis buy buy viagra but if people really are becoming more individualistic, doesn’t that fly in the face of Democrat’s “it takes a village” meme?

Twenge, co-author with Campbell of the new book The Narcissism Epidemic, suggests there is a connection between an increase in narcissism in society and wanting baby names that are less common.

Such names illustrate the growth of individualism, she says, which could result in more narcissism.

“We know the desire for uniqueness is going up, and we know narcissism is going up. That doesn’t mean we can say it’s definitely a cause, but the two are clearly related,” she says.

Could it be that people acting like selfish asses could unexpectedly put an end to the party of the donkey?

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6 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Chris from Racine  |  May 20th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    I certainly hope so.

  • 2. Tim  |  May 20th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    Clearly the Republican party will slide away first if the quality of witticism, as shown by Chris, is any indication.

    Still, I suspect selfishness is more a Republican trait than Democratic, so nothing to fear. :)

  • 3. Elliot  |  May 20th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    That’s what I’m saying! Aren’t all these narcissists natural Republicans?

    Well, all the narcissists who aren’t John Edwards, I suppose. ;)

  • 4. Chris from Racine  |  May 20th, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    I am not a republican, I am conservative. And since when did wittcism have anything to do with the strength of a political party?

    Check the records for charitable contributions comparing republican/conservatives as opposed to democrat/liberals. Selfish? Don’t think so.

    Quite frankly, I would be thrilled if both the republican and democrat party fell by the wayside. Republicans are no longer conservative.

  • 5. Tim  |  May 20th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    And since when did wittcism have anything to do with the strength of a political party?

    You did not really write that. You need to relax, dude. Geez. Can’t even poke fun these days.

    Check the records for charitable contributions comparing republican/conservatives as opposed to democrat/liberals. Selfish? Don’t think so.

    I’ve heard this before. Since when are charitable records divided by political orientation? In any case, liberals (and libertarians) don’t need everyone to know they give to charity, so their donations are anonymous. ;)

  • 6. John Foust  |  May 21st, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Gasp! You mean surveys and statistics might need to be taken with a grain of salt? Questioned?

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