This turns political convictions into a race or illness. The authors mention that there is no direct link and that the brain is malleable but I think that this is part of the bigger trend that people with different political convictions separate themselves and talk less when they need to talk more.
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This link just sends me to a captcha circle, but I'm bracing for another round of people telling me that I can't possibly be a Real Leftist™ because I've got a brain tumor.
This link just sends me to a captcha circle
Same on my end, unfortunately. Here it is from a different source.
Thanks!
For me, the title link opens. Strange.
Also, interesting article, thanks for sharing.
Could be an issue with the site rejecting IP's from a VPN? Didn't try it with it off.
The POTUS himself displays clear signs of fronto-temporal dementia.
That form of dementia often turns the sufferer callous, aggressive and lacking empathy. Unsurprisingly, those are very common traits among conservatives.
My own experience dealing with my father when he had fronto-temporal dementia totally matches this study's findings.