• barsquid@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Sortof the defining characteristic of regressives is that they are easily brainwashed by media. An enlarged amygdala makes them fear and rage-addicted.

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      8 months ago

      That doesn’t explain the city/rural divide though. It could well be that listening to reactionary right wing rhetoric leads to an enlarged amygdala.

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        8 months ago

        Or that people prone to fear of others would self select living in areas that provide them with fewer others

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          I’m not sure there is a distinction of kind between trauma and listening to right wing media.