Lead poisoning and the GOP.

I posted this earlier on another thread, and also as a joke a few times, but seriously...

People that shoot guns have higher lead exposures than those that don't. This is a known fact that you are welcome to look up.

Lead exposure has been linked to all kinds of health problems, including neurological disorders. Some studies have correlated lead exposure from gasoline to violent crime. That is up for debate, but the correlations are very interesting.

Because Republicans, especially far right republicans, tend to be avid gun enthusiasts more than the country as a whole, one could hypothesize that far-right republicans have had more lead exposure in their lives than those on the left.

Lead exposure is linked to delirium and hallucinations.

Serious question: Is it possible the wacky conspiracy theories that are rampant on the right these days are a result of lead poisoning?

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canusernamebemyusername · M

More likely to be one the other 80,000 lesser known forever chemicals.
Some people will be more resistant to them and not develop problems but the ones affected are likely to have neurological issues resulting in republicinism.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@canusernamebemyusername I wouldn't say "republicanism", because what we are seeing today is much different than the republicans I grew up with. Sure there are lunatic conspiracy theorists on the left, too, but nowhere near at this level. I just am having a hard time grasping that 30-40% of the USA believes in some pretty outlandish conspiracies regarding the 2020 election or Qanon. Feels like some kind of public health emergency to me.