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367. You Might Already Be A Member | Dr. James Lindsay

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Predictors of Belief Allegiance and Left Wing Authoritarianism

Low verbal intelligence, negative verbal IQ, being female, and having a feminine temperament are predictors of belief allegiance. Left wing authoritarianism is best predicted by malignant narcissism, showing a correlation of 0.6. This correlation raises the question of a possible overlap between left wing authoritarianism and malignant narcissism, where individuals may use the language of compassion to hide their power-seeking behavior and claim that all social relationships are based on power.

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