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From: David Stodolsky <>
Subject: Re: David Stodolsky 9/11/01
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:03:47 +0200

On 12 Sep 2005, at 17:02, Billy H.Seidel wrote:

> I guess I have not made it clear yet. "In memoriam: New York City,  
> 9/11/01" is a documentary and NOTHING more.

The choice of topic is a political decision. This is particularly  
true in the case of symbols which have acquired mortality salience.  
It was shown in the below study that presentation of the symbol  
"9/11" was sufficient to change an election result - and it did, most  
likely:


Deliver Us from Evil:
The Effects of Mortality Salience and Reminders of 9/11 on Support  
for President George W. Bush


Mark J. Landau
University of Arizona

Sheldon Solomon
Skidmore College

Jeff Greenberg
University of Arizona

Florette Cohen
Rutgers University

Tom Pyszczynski
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Jamie Arndt
University of Missouri

Claude H. Miller
University of Oklahoma


Daniel M. Ogilvie
Rutgers University

Alison Cook
University of Missouri

 Abstract
According to terror management theory (J. Greenberg, S. Solomon, & T.  
Pyszczynski, 1997), heightened concerns about mortality should  
intensify the appeal of charismatic leaders. To assess this idea, we  
investigated how thoughts about death and the 9/11 terrorist attacks  
influence Americans' attitudes toward current U.S. President George  
W. Bush. Study 1 found that reminding people of their own mortality  
(mortality salience) increased support for Bush and his counter- 
terrorism policies. Study 2 demonstrated that subliminal exposure to  
9/11 related stimuli brought death-related thoughts closer to  
consciousness. Study 3 showed that reminders of both mortality and  
9/11 increased support for Bush. In Study 4, mortality salience led  
participants to become more favorable toward Bush and voting for him  
in the upcoming election but less favorable toward Presidential  
candidate John Kerry and voting for him. Discussion focused on the  
role of terror management processes in allegiance to charismatic  
leaders and political decision-making.




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