There's a reason why Hitler bathed several times a day and was obsessed with cleanliness and infection: he was highly disgust-sensitive, which is linked with the Orderliness aspect of the Big Five factor Conscientiousness. Disgust is an ancient emotion to help avoid disease, and I discuss the interesting connections between disgust, disease, and authoritarianism.

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LAFM #22: There are potential problems of being too high in the Big Five trait Conscientiousness due to the link with disgust and its related behaviour, and we must also be aware of the dangers of dehumanisation language.

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