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Yes, that's what the study I linked said. And as I said, it is almost common knowledge that higher testosterone increases tendencies towards aggression and criminality. If you think that's "racist" because young black males also have high testosterone levels, then I guess you think common knowledge and an academic study are "racist."
That is absolutely possible, but as I said in post #51, we're talking about tendencies here.
So you are going on record arguing that young black men have a tendency to be "considerably" more prone to criminality due to their "considerably" higher testosterone levels between the ages of 20 to 39 as well as Republicans more prone to violence over Democrats adjusted for gender and race?
Yes, that's what the study I linked said. And as I said, it is almost common knowledge that higher testosterone increases tendencies towards aggression and criminality. If you think that's "racist" because young black males also have high testosterone levels, then I guess you think common knowledge and an academic study are "racist."
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If this headline is true, makes complete sense.
Democrats/leftists have more feminine leanings. Include everyone, make sure everyone has enough, take care of the sick, and weak, and listen to the downtrodden. Cooperate for success.
Republicans/theright have more male leanings in their philosophies. Competition for resources, protect your own families first, each individual is responsible for their own success and those who are floundering don't deserve collective help.
That's why two parent families work so well, typically. Because BOTH voices work together. The male and female. Yin and Yang. BOTH voices are equally important, in keeping a balance.
We used to work well as a country, the Yin and the Yang making room for each other, but we've stopped doing that and the Yin and Yang are in opposite corners, hating each other.
I TOTALLY agree, if you injected testosterone into democrats, they'd move to the right. And if you injected estrogen into Republicans, they'd move to the left.
I would also like to add that, here in your OP, you were inferring that high testosterone levels among men was a good thing (because it made them more conservative). Now that it's been pointed out to you that high testosterone levels among men also leads to increased aggression and criminality, suddenly you seem to have changed your tune and are trying to paint me as racist because young black men also have high testosterone levels, which you suddenly don't see as a good thing.
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Study: strongly affiliated Democrats average less testosterone than weakly affiliated Democrats. If Democrats are given extra testosterone, they become more Republican in beliefs.
I would also like to add that, here in your OP, you were inferring that high testosterone levels among men was a good thing (because it made them more conservative). Now that it's been pointed out to you that high testosterone levels among men also leads to increased aggression and criminality, suddenly you seem to have changed your tune and are trying to paint me as racist because young black men also have high testosterone levels, which you suddenly don't see as a good thing.
Strawman, I didn't say that was a good thing.
You are refusing to stand by your argument that "higher testosterone = more aggression = more criminality."
You are not brave enough to stand by your argument. You have tacitly admitted defeat on this argument.
Makes sense, actually. High testosterone = more aggressive behavior = more conservative = more criminality. Would explain a lot of what we're seeing in the GQP lately. I'd be willing to bet that conservative women have higher testosterone levels as well.
Once again, increased testosterone tends to increase levels of aggression and criminality in men. And once again, this almost common knowledge.
You are refusing to stand by your argument that "higher testosterone = more aggression = more criminality."
You are not brave enough to stand by your argument. You have tacitly admitted defeat on this argument.
Not only have I stood by this comment, I have repeated it about a half dozen times so far. Do you want me to say it again? I could repeat it another half-dozen times if you want me to, but I'm afraid you'll somehow still think I'm not standing by it even if I repeat it 10 dozen times.
Your argument is literally higher testosterone = more aggression = more criminality = black men aged 20 to 39.
Do you stand by your "higher testosterone = more aggression = more criminality" for black men 20 to 39?
Well, I have never denied on this forum (or anywhere else) that young black men do indeed commit crimes at a higher rate than most other groups, so I suppose that maybe their high testosterone levels could be a cause of that.
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