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Old 05-16-2013, 09:28 PM
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Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views

Umm, ok

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Old 05-16-2013, 10:04 PM
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So, as I usually do when I see claims like this made in the news, I dug up the actual article and predictably, its a bit more complicated.

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Does upper body strength influence support for redistribution in men? Yes. As predicted, for men of high SES the correlation between strength and support for redistribution is negative, whereas for men of low SES the correlation is positive. In other words, strong men who are high in SES oppose redistribution whereas strong men who are low in SES favor redistribution.
Derp. So basically the deciding factor is socioeconomic status, not physical strength. And naturally its buried deep in the discussion:

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the findings of this study are silent with regards to the precise proximate variables that mediate between upper body strength and psychological traits
So there you have it, a social psych/evolutionary study taken out of context by people who want it to mean something far more significant.

Petersen, M.B., Sznycer, D., Sell, A., Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (2012). The ancestral logic of politics: Upper body strength regulates men’s assertion of self-interest over economic redistribution. Publication forthcoming.
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Old 05-16-2013, 10:35 PM
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Wow. I guess this means that I'm, like, Rush Limbaugh.
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Old 05-16-2013, 10:44 PM
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It's so absurd I didn't even bother reading it and of course it was linked on Drudge.

Upper body strength!?! It's all about squats and deads!! Core!
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Old 05-16-2013, 11:23 PM
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I have a powerful torso.....very powerful....
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Old 05-17-2013, 05:19 AM
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And Hitler was a big bloke too...
I think I read that report. Some thing about those from the left of politics having smaller #####.
& after all, if you saw it on www, it must be true!
You know what they say ~ big torso, little #### !
Some havent got their heads around metric measurements either. Some lefty says 11cm & too many think 11" !!
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Umm okay. With a study like this one folks wonder why we are broke.
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And Hitler was a big bloke too...

Physically, Hitler was an out of shape weakling.
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Old 05-17-2013, 08:06 AM
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Physically, Hitler was an out of shape weakling.
How dare you sir!

Next you'll be suggesting that he actually wasn't part of the master race and just some angry little chap from Austria...
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Old 05-17-2013, 08:10 AM
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... after all, if you saw it on www, it must be true!
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Actually I get all of my facts from the News of the World back issues I've saved. Oh what a sad day that was when they went bust.
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How dare you sir!

Next you'll be suggesting that he actually wasn't part of the master race and just some angry little chap from Austria...
And, Uncle Adolph was no right winger.....

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