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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 11:53 AM
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This explains alot.....the right wing brain is different than ours...
Previous psychological studies have found that conservatives tend to be more structured and persistent in their judgments whereas liberals are more open to new experiences. The latest study found those traits are not confined to political situations but also influence everyday decisions.

The results show "there are two cognitive styles -- a liberal style and a conservative style," said UCLA neurologist Dr. Marco Iacoboni, who was not connected to the latest research.

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-politics10sep10,0,5982337.story


I've been wondering how rightwingers can be so farked up. This study explains a lot of it.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 11:56 AM
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1. omg, love this quote
"Liberals had more brain activity and made fewer mistakes than conservatives when they saw a W, researchers said. Liberals and conservatives were equally accurate in recognizing M."

:rofl:
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 12:02 PM
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3. Lol!
And I bet that more conservatives say nucular too.
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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 03:04 PM
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8. this quote shows why liberals were more accurate at recognizing the Ws:
Analyzing the data, Sulloway said liberals were 4.9 times as likely as conservatives to show activity in the brain circuits that deal with conflicts , and 2.2 times as likely to score in the top half of the distribution for accuracy.


the "W" activated the conflict circuitry in the Liberals and generated greater brain activity!


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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 01:07 PM
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9. The greater brain activity must explain why they didn't vote for the W!
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 11:59 AM
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2. It's not only the structure that is different :



Size does matter too.:)
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 01:11 PM
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6. LOLOL
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FedUpWithIt All Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 12:32 PM
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4. I wonder if this info can be used to better reach out to the other party.
In campaigns this could be very helpful. I think one of the reasons Obama has been so successful at reaching over is that he is VERY consistent in message. He repeats...alot. This is what gets through to some people. bush knew it.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 12:55 PM
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5. Whenever I've tried to mention studies like this (there are several)
I get attacked as an intellectualist, elite, etc. who is using biased studies done by elitist, intellectualist, liberal professors.

That's the brilliance of their propaganda efforts - they have a built in defense against any other information.
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OwnedByFerrets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-23-08 01:12 PM
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7. Intellect is bad. Intelligence is evil.
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geckofin Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 04:13 PM
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10. Voting Fraud
To test if voting machines in your district have not been tampered with vote straight republican accept for President --> choose Obama. Then on confirmation screen check to see if Obama has been mysteriously(magically) changed to McCain. It's a basic software check/trick that tampered machines will display. (* On confirmation screen you can change back your selections to democratic candidates)
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