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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ElwoodBlues · M

This could explain the multiple IQ studies that have found a statistically significant correlation between lower IQ and more conservative political affiliation. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/millennial-media/201304/do-racism-conservatism-and-low-iq-go-hand-in-hand

Conservatism, and Low I.Q. Go Hand in Hand? Lower cognitive abilities predict greater prejudice through right-wing ideology. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132655.htm

Liberals and atheists smarter? Intelligent people have values novel in human evolutionary history, study finds. https://www.upi.com/Higher-IQ-linked-to-liberalism-atheism/68381267513202/

Young adults who subjectively identify themselves as "very liberal" have an average IQ of 106 during adolescence while those who identify themselves as "very conservative" have an average IQ of 95 during adolescence.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues Any idiot can find an I AGREE WITH YOU link.

It's obvious from reading the idiotic comments of the liberals here that bags of hammers would score higher on high school SATs than them.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Reason10

It's obvious from reading the idiotic comments of the liberals here that bags of hammers would score higher on high school SATs than them.

As you are doubtless aware, high school SATs are designed to indicate success in college. Notice how many more Clinton voters succeeded in college?

Any idiot can find an I AGREE WITH YOU link

But that's not what I presented, is it?? I presented links to scientific studies showing a statistically significant positive correlation between higher IQ and more liberal political affiliation. Since you appear to believe the opposite is true, I invite you to show us links to scientific studies supporting your view.

SW-User

@ElwoodBlues Shut up you pathetic, pedantic pest

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues As usual, you go with a left wing hack source.
Liberals are the DUMBEST, most uneducated carbon based life forms in America. Mainstream Conservative FAR outpace the Woke idiots in the brain game. The discussions here prove that on a daily basis.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues Like I said, any idiot can create a chart.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@SW-User
So it has come to you attempting to order your intellectual superior around? In other words, you lose an argument so I should just shut up? Dream on, idiot. The First Amendment applies to all, not just the morons of the world.

SW-User

@Reason10 dude look who it's addressed too. I think that says it best

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Reason10 · 70-79, M

@SW-User Here's an original suggestion: Grow up and grow a brain. Right now your head is a hat rack, and ordering someone around in a political message board is about as pathetic and idiotic as it gets.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Reason10 LOL!!! You can't deny the facts, so you launch an ad hominem fallacy! I've proved that more highly educated people tend to vote more liberal, and you've proved that you can't counter the facts!

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues It's not ad hominem if it is factual.

ElwoodBlues · M

@Reason10

It's not ad hominem if it is factual.

Bulllshit

Ever heard of William Shockley? He was a terrible racist and eugenicist. You can attack him all you like for those horrible things, but his invention, the transistor, still works. Attacking the messenger is an idiotic way to avoid countering the message.