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Buckeye_Democrat

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6. That's from the biased "science media"! ;)
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 01:31 AM
Aug 2016

Kidding.

Most scientists aren't conservative, though:
http://www.people-press.org/2009/07/09/section-4-scientists-politics-and-religion/

Most scientists identify as Democrats (55%), while 32% identify as independents and just 6% say they are Republicans.


Here's a study from England that indicated liberal students have more gray matter:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds
Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of fear and anxiety. Liberals had more gray matter at least in the anterior cingulate cortex, a region of the brain that helps people cope with complexity.


It doesn't surprise me. Conservative propaganda has employed crazy fear-mongering techniques for as long as I remember, whether it was fear of Communist invasions or ISIS. Some of them are so screwy that they actually think Obama will impose Sharia law across the country and forcibly seize their guns. They are incredibly fearful and paranoid people.
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