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Conservatives are dying at higher rates than liberals. A new study points to mistrust in medicine (www.nature.com)
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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Who has a higher birth rate? Libs or Conservatives?

[–] marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today 33 points 1 month ago

Conservatives love their teen pregnancy so... them.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conservatives.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But a lot of their kids will grow up and abandon the conservative bullshit.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago

And many will die young as a result of their parents’ beliefs.

[–] Amaterasu@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It is nice to think that this would be a trend but when you start from a poor conservative family there are very good chances that you didn't have education, emotional support and was surrounded by religious fanatics, consequently you will just propagate the circle.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fortunately, concervatism is not a biologically inheritable trait.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah … it’s learned from your parents

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Birth rates tend to decrease with education...