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Political Viewpoints Linked To Fear

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the scaredy-cats-and-retards-the-new-political-parties dept.

Pentagram writes "Researchers writing in Science report that the political orientation of test subjects who have strong views is linked to how easy they are to startle. They found that subjects who were more fearful were more likely to have right wing views, such as being in favor of capital punishment and higher defense budgets. The researchers suggest that this psychological difference is why it is so difficult to change people's minds in political arguments."

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  1. Re:damn by alexborges · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is one of the best posts i have ever seen.

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  2. FEAR! by Evilest+Doer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Goatse linked to FEAR!

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  3. Re:Fear leads to hate... by ksd1337 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Um, it's Anger leads to Hate. Now George Lucas is going to kill you for getting it wrong, and Slashdot is going to take away your Natalie Portman statue (the equivalent of a geek card here.)

  4. Re:damn by oldhack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "I just took a massive shit. It must have been that foot long subway sub I had yesterday. I didn't expect such a huge fucking log exiting my asshole. It feels slightly weird now."

    Here comes the AC to save our economy. Hurry, tell Paulson and Bernanke how to do it.

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