I'm not up for a long diary tonight. My apologies to the diary police.
But I felt like I did need to take a moment and put this up:
Scientists have found that people with conservative views have brains with larger amygdalas, almond shaped areas in the centre of the brain often associated with anxiety and emotions.
On the other hand, they have a smaller anterior cingulate, an area at the front of the brain associated with courage and looking on the bright side of life.
The "exciting" correlation was found by scientists at University College London who scanned the brains of two members of parliament and a number of students.
How many other students?
They also questioned a further 90 students, who had already been scanned for other studies, about their political views.
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Apparently there is another study that asserts the existence of a liberal gene:
The results, which will be published next year, back up a study that showed that some people were born with a "Liberal Gene" that makes people more likely to seek out less conventional political views.
The gene, a neurotransmitter in the brain called DRD4, could even be stimulated by the novelty value of radical opinions, claimed the researchers at the University of California
Anyway, hardly surprising. Living with all of that hate and fear over the years would have to shape the brain, even without the genetics angle.
So the next time you meet a Becktard on the street, you can tell him that he such a big...amygdala.
Happy New Year, my Kossacks!