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Barbarella wrote:
But back to the subject at hand:
Some studies have shown there may actually be physiological differences in self-reported liberal vs conservative brains.
The studies are small and limited but so far they've found that self-reported conservative brains, under MRI, have a more active right amygdala, where fear and negative emotions are processed, whereas the self-reported liberal brains have more grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex where empathy, emotion, and impulse control are centered.
When I was in college we had one of the researchers speak on this in convocation and he boiled it down to the idea that the conservative brain assumes that "other" is dangerous, whereas the liberal brain is more trusting. But like I said, this study is still quite small and newish, and I do recognize that looking at the brain to determine what kind of person someone is can be ethically dubious.
BunnyButts wrote:
I think a lot of folks like me, who live in the bible belt/south/rural usa have experiences with folks on both sides of the political spectrum that really morphs how we view the "other" - some just get (rightfully!) angry and hateful, some want to understand, some want to leave and give up - none of us are right or wrong or less or more intelligent for how we respond. It's not so much about knowing a lot, but about the way you want to view it, and handle it if you chose to. Barbarella wrote:
It's a lifetime of brainwashing and social conditioning through church and the public schools.
In a sense, they are victims - unfortunately they're also fucking dangerous.
God I'm fawning I dont say it enough but you're so smartBarbarella wrote:
I think it's really important to recognize that there's a huge chunk of right wing voters in the US who literally only vote based on guns, jesus, and abortion (and more recently, vaccines) - that's fucking it, and then any issues beyond that they just regurgitate whatever their church pastor or fox news says, they don't actually understand it.
But no one wakes up in the morning and goes, "I'd like to be a brainwashed bigot today"I think it's really important to recognize that there's a huge chunk of right wing voters in the US who literally only vote based on guns, jesus, and abortion (and more recently, vaccines) - that's fucking it, and then any issues beyond that they just regurgitate whatever their church pastor or fox news says, they don't actually understand it.
It's a lifetime of brainwashing and social conditioning through church and the public schools.
In a sense, they are victims - unfortunately they're also fucking dangerous.
But back to the subject at hand:
Some studies have shown there may actually be physiological differences in self-reported liberal vs conservative brains.
The studies are small and limited but so far they've found that self-reported conservative brains, under MRI, have a more active right amygdala, where fear and negative emotions are processed, whereas the self-reported liberal brains have more grey matter in the anterior cingulate cortex where empathy, emotion, and impulse control are centered.
When I was in college we had one of the researchers speak on this in convocation and he boiled it down to the idea that the conservative brain assumes that "other" is dangerous, whereas the liberal brain is more trusting. But like I said, this study is still quite small and newish, and I do recognize that looking at the brain to determine what kind of person someone is can be ethically dubious.
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