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Old 06-23-2015, 12:32 PM
 
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Why conservatives might be better at dieting than liberals - LA Times

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In a series of three studies with more than 300 participants, the authors found that people who identify as conservative perform better on tests of self-control than those who identify as liberal regardless of race, socioeconomic status and gender.
Yeah, shocking.
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Why are red states that heaviest?? What about Rush Limbaugh??
The heaviest people in the red states are Democrats.
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Iowa, USA
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Damn, we really can turn anything into a political issue, can't we?
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Damn, we really can turn anything into a political issue, can't we?
This was your friends at the LA Times. Honestly, liberals tend to act on impulse and Conservatives think things through....that's why.
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:04 PM
 
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http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/22819_700b.jpg

A picture is worth a thousand words. Which is more liberal France or Texas?

What Happens When French Women Do Get Fat
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:08 PM
 
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I would be curious to know what the magnitude of the difference is, which I can't seem to find.
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:09 PM
 
Location: Stasis
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Must be true, it was published by the National Academy of Sciences - an organizational that believes "scientific understanding of climate change had become sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action".
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:20 PM
 
Location: Stasis
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I would be curious to know what the magnitude of the difference is, which I can't seem to find.
Most of it is behind a pay wall, but I did find this supporting document. Conservatives apparently did better on these monkey tests.

http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=21891
http://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/20...01503530SI.pdf
The self-control consequences of political ideology
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:24 PM
 
Location: San Francisco, CA
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The heaviest people in the red states are Democrats.
Let's see some data supporting your claim.
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:39 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Default Conservative "self-control" not what you think

Paralyzing ignorance and analysis paralysis, are not virtues.
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