Thread: Scientists Find 'Liberal Gene'

Scientists Find 'Liberal Gene'

Study conducted by researchers at UCSD, Harvard

By ERIC S. PAGE
Updated 5:10 AM PDT, Thu, Oct 28, 2010

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Researchers have determined that genetics could matter when it comes to some adults' political leanings.

According to scientists at UC San Diego http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic ... -San+Diego and Harvard University, http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic ... University "ideology is affected not just by social factors, but also by a dopamine receptor gene called DRD4." That and how many friends you had during high school.

The study was led by UCSD's James Fowler http://www.nbcsandiego.com/topics?topic=Jimmy+Fowler and focused on 2,000 subjects from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Scientists matched the subjects' genetic information with "maps" of their social networks. According to researchers, they determined that people "with a specific variant of the DRD4 gene were more likely to be liberal as adults." However, the, subjects were only more likely to have leanings to the left if they were also socially active during adolescence.

"It is the crucial interaction of two factors -- the genetic predisposition and the environmental condition of having many friends in adolescence -- that is associated with being more liberal,â€

and as Michael Savage says ....

"Liberalism is a Mental Disorder"

I just wish they eliminate that gene so they can get their damn hands out of my pocket

I think it might have more to do with what kind of friends one had in High School lol

W

October 28, 2010

'Liberal' gene found. Can a cure be far behind?

Andrew Thomas
3 Comments

This may be the single most significant medical breakthrough in human history. I want to be the first to congratulate the scientists from Harvard and University of San Diego (rife with appropriate human subjects) who have isolated the "liberal" dopamine receptor gene called DRD4, and nominate them for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and perhaps even the Nobel Peace Prize, as well. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/weird/S ... 17218.html

This gene apparently provides a predisposition to this widespread mental disorder, which affects approximately every two in a typical family of five (at least in my case). According to the scientists, this predisposition is triggered into full-blown liberalism by excessive social interaction during adolescence...for example as occurred with the baby-boomers during the era of "Free Love".

The good news is that a cure is possible! Perhaps a genetic modifier could be introduced as a nasal spray ingested through the lungs, as has been proposed to reverse other genetically-induced diseases such as cystic fibrosis and psychotic narcissism Can you think of any appropriate subjects for the clinical trials?

Can you foresee a future where people entering polling places are hit in the face with a dose of "sanity spray" prior to voting? I'm certain that a vaccine can soon be developed to insure that our children lead healthy and happy lives, free from illogic, confusion, anger, hypocrisy, and projection.

Imagine a world without "victimized" classes, without special interest organizations having the words "green" or "justice" in their titles, with no demands for entitlements and manufactured "rights", and where no one thinks we can borrow our way out of debt.

Unfortunately, I can also imagine a massive revolt against any attempt to chemically-alter liberal thought (although chemicals probably contributed to it in the first place). Like brain-dead zombies resisting a psychic therapy that could turn them human again, liberals will probably balk at volunteering to be cured.

Oh, well...I can dream.

Andrew Thomas

http://darkangelpolitics.com

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/201 ... _cure.html