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In reply to the discussion: Holy Crap I Feel Dirty [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)2. It's like a religion, I think.
I'm sure that family members of the Jim Jones followers tried to "talk sense" to them too, but most of them were too far gone.
EDIT:
On the other side of faith-based thinking, the vast majority of scientists aren't Republican.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2010/12/lab_politics.html
A Pew Research Center Poll from July 2009 showed that only around 6 percent of U.S. scientists are Republicans; 55 percent are Democrats, 32 percent are independent, and the rest "don't know" their affiliation.
There's also been studies that indicate conservatives are more prone to fear, less to reason.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds
Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of fear and anxiety. Liberals had more gray matter at least in the anterior cingulate cortex, a region of the brain that helps people cope with complexity.
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Right wingers are absolutely convinced they are superior and have all the answers....
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2016
#12
It's brainwashing. They started in the 80s with am radio and Fox News and continued from there.
diane in sf
Nov 2016
#10
People who accept over the top ideas without investigating them to at least try to find out
50 Shades Of Blue
Nov 2016
#28
Your sister has been brainwashed by the alt-right and the alt-right internet.
madaboutharry
Nov 2016
#27
Curtis - It IS brainwashing. The lion's share of RW propaganda can be tracked back to the
blm
Nov 2016
#31
It's the exact same technique. Separate loyalty to family. Separate loyalty to country. No surprise
blm
Nov 2016
#46
Brainwashing is exactly correct-- through talk radio, Fox,emails, and right wing sites like Breibart
andym
Nov 2016
#39
What do you expect as a reply here? "Thanks for telling us about your very stupid sister"?
WinkyDink
Nov 2016
#56