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Liberals please forgive me
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:33 am
by CUDA
I guess you cant help your bleeding heart selves
so it's apparently not a choice. but I guess it's only a matter of time before it becomes a hate crime to bash liberals
A new study has concluded that ideology is not just a social thing; it's built into the DNA, borne along by a gene called DRD4. Tagged \"the liberal gene,\" DRD4 is the first specific bit of human DNA that predisposes people to certain political views, the study's authors claim.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/ ... -politics/
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:15 pm
by null0010
article wrote:And the key to it all: Liberals are more open, said lead researcher James H. Fowler, a professor of both medical genetics and political science at the University of California, San Diego.
"The way openness is measured, it's really about receptivity to different lifestyles, for example, or different norms or customs," he told FoxNews.com. "We hypothesize that individuals with a genetic predisposition toward seeking out new experiences [a measure of openness] will tend to be more liberal" -- but only if they had a number of friends when growing up, Fowler cautioned.
Sounds kind of ... silly.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:19 pm
by Isaac
Can a chicken have DRD4?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:07 pm
by Foil
Note that if true, it implies social conservatism is hereditary as well.
Meh.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:36 pm
by Mjolnir
Did you guys know non-believers are genetically predisposed to be more intelligent than believers?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:46 pm
by Spidey
Yea, liberals are accepting of all kinds of lifestyles…except conservative ones, which they are out to destroy…utterly.
Re:
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:48 pm
by Mjolnir
Spidey wrote:Yea, liberals are accepting of all kinds of lifestyles…except conservative ones, which they are out to destroy…utterly.
Please stop, I can practically smell that bull ★■◆● coming out of my router it's so stupid.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:38 pm
by null0010
Yeah, gotta side with Mjolnir here, how exactly do liberals \"destroy\" conservative lifestyles?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:41 pm
by CUDA
Grow up. I thought that article was funny.
Re:
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:42 pm
by CUDA
null0010 wrote:Yeah, gotta side with Mjolnir here, how exactly do liberals "destroy" conservative lifestyles?
there are not enough hours in the day to answer that question.
just as Liberals would claim Conservative would "destroy" their lifestyles
Re:
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:47 pm
by Mjolnir
CUDA wrote:null0010 wrote:Yeah, gotta side with Mjolnir here, how exactly do liberals "destroy" conservative lifestyles?
there are not enough hours in the day to answer that question.
just as Liberals would claim Conservative would "destroy" their lifestyles
I wouldn't say that about a real conservative(though they're seem to be none left). I would say that about the whacko fundie tea party/GOP representatives though.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:45 pm
by Avder
I dont really care what lifestyle anyone has. Its when someone tries to force their way of life on me that gets me upset. If someone wants to live conservatively, go for it. Just dont force me to do so.
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:17 pm
by TechPro
That works for me. Conservative is what I've been, and that's what I'll continue to be.
Re: Liberals please forgive me
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:48 pm
by Blaze
CUDA wrote:I guess you cant help your bleeding heart selves :P
so it's apparently not a choice. but I guess it's only a matter of time before it becomes a hate crime to bash liberals :wink:
A new study has concluded that ideology is not just a social thing; it's built into the DNA, borne along by a gene called DRD4. Tagged "the liberal gene," DRD4 is the first specific bit of human DNA that predisposes people to certain political views, the study's authors claim.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/ ... -politics/
heh... a 'liberal gene' news post from Fox News.