I Was Right! Liberals Need to Make More Babies!

[NashVegas]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/science/21gene.html?incamp=article_popular_3

Political scientists have long held that people's upbringing and experience determine their political views. A child raised on peace protests and Bush-loathing generally tracks left as an adult, unless derailed by some powerful life experience. One reared on tax protests and a hatred of Kennedys usually lists to the right.

But on the basis of a new study, a team of political scientists is arguing that people's gut-level reaction to issues like the death penalty, taxes and abortion is strongly influenced by genetic inheritance. The new research builds on a series of studies that indicate that people's general approach to social issues - more conservative or more progressive - is influenced by genes.

Environmental influences like upbringing, the study suggests, play a more central role in party affiliation as a Democrat or Republican, much as they do in affiliation with a sports team.

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They include why some people defect from the party in which they were raised and why some political campaigns, like the 2004 presidential election, turn into verbal blood sport, though polls find little disparity in most Americans' views on specific issues like gun control and affirmative action.


let the lovin' begin!

[Hugin]

1. I'll get right on it.

[Trigger Hippie]

2. Ewwwww

No babies for me. Can someone else have a couple in my stead? I'd be forever grateful! :)

:evilgrin:

[shoelace414]

3. I think it depends on whether or not you inherit empathy

[Squeech]

4. Reminds me

of something I read a long time ago, '60s or '70s, about the differences between Republicans and Democrats. The last thing in the whole text was, "Republicans sleep in separate beds, often in separate rooms. This is why there are more Democrats."

Is this no longer true? Was it a horrendous mistake for the '60s counterculture to popularize drugs like marijuana and cocaine, thereby making it easier for anti-hedonistic Republicans to get laid? Is that where we went wrong? :evilgrin:

[MountainLaurel]

8. No longer true

But for different reasons, IMHO. Statistically, people with more education have fewer children, and Democrats tend to be more educated than Repukes (and probably less likely than Repukes to be led through the nose by a religion that tells you breeding is your sacred duty).

[RubyDuby in GA]

5. My fiance and I are trying very hard

I've always said if you can't beat 'em, out breed 'em.

:evilgrin:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. The conservative rightwing fucks tend to breed a hell of a lot more, too

because they think there's some kind of godly mandate to fill the world to overflowing with people, and because they so fear all other world viewpoints that they see breeding as a form of warfare - "we'll outbreed those fucking towelheads/liberals/catholics/niggers/spics/dagos/whatever".

So there's also another reason for liberals to have more babies - just to stay even with the oversexed excessively breeding rightwing filth.

[NashVegas]

9. Breeding Has Always Been a Form of Warfare

The grunts enjoyed raping the women & killing the men for their own reasons, but ye olde Karl Roves of yore understood the side benefits. There've always been wars and there always will be. And wars need armies.

[Double T]

7. republican, conservative and right wing thinking has got to be.......

a genetic defect in the brain. Stem cell research may one day eliminate such defects.

[RedCloud]

10. Liberals probably abort more too!

Sad when you think about all the ramifications that has politically.

Let's start our liberal baby factories immediately for the good of the planet!!!

[purr]

11. Already have 2 and working on the 3rd!

I think I did my duties :)

[RedCloud]

12. Excellent plan! I think I'll take off work to go start a baby!

[purr]

13. GO FOR IT!!!! lol

Tell your boss your taking a week vacation during the 'prime week' so you can make babies!! Wooohooooo! Week of LOVE!

[Patiod]

14. Not surprising

There seems to be a connection between genetics and religiousity.

Gotta get right on that breeding thing...