slamhead
02-08-2008, 11:17 AM
I have often wondered how personality types and possibly genetics add to what makes America what it is. It has been my thought there was a commonality among America's first who were willing to risk it all on a dream and take off to a foreign land.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=114134&highlight=INTJ
From this poll it shows that we share a rare personality type and I wonder how closely it ties into our ancestors.
For instance, I am an INTJ and my last ancestor to immigrate to the new world was in 1882. All other ancestors arrived prior to 1850 with a couple lines that go back to the first French settlers in Acadia (1630).
Here are some articles that deal with personality types and genetics.
http://www.innerexplorations.com/psytext/the1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychology
It is my theory that persons who share libertarian/conservative ideas are more likely to have ancestors that arrived prior to Ellis Island and that people who share the Democrats views arrived during or after Ellis Island. I guess it could be argued that Ellis Island arrivals could share a mixture of both personality types.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=114134&highlight=INTJ
From this poll it shows that we share a rare personality type and I wonder how closely it ties into our ancestors.
For instance, I am an INTJ and my last ancestor to immigrate to the new world was in 1882. All other ancestors arrived prior to 1850 with a couple lines that go back to the first French settlers in Acadia (1630).
Here are some articles that deal with personality types and genetics.
http://www.innerexplorations.com/psytext/the1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychology
It is my theory that persons who share libertarian/conservative ideas are more likely to have ancestors that arrived prior to Ellis Island and that people who share the Democrats views arrived during or after Ellis Island. I guess it could be argued that Ellis Island arrivals could share a mixture of both personality types.