Support for Donald Trump is linked to darker personality traits, including increased psychopathy and decreased empathy, new research finds. The study also connects conservative political beliefs to lower benevolence, suggesting personality may shape how people engage with politics and ideology.
There is the Platinum Rule, which is to treat others how they would want to be treated. I’ve heard more references to it in the past few years than I have to the Golden Rule, so I take that as a good sign.