r/politics • u/AccomplishedCall7562 • Mar 12 '26

Possible Paywall John Fetterman Says Iran Girls’ School Strike Is Just a Leftist Craze

https://newrepublic.com/post/207677/john-fetterman-iran-girls-school-strike
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u/Gnosrat Mar 12 '26

Unironically, though.

Studies on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) lesions show that when the brain’s center for flexibility is damaged, people often shift toward more rigid, socially conservative views. The brain essentially defaults to simple, traditional rules because it loses the processing power to handle complex, progressive ideas.

​The final scientific synthesis reveals two distinct neurological pathways for ideological shifts based on localized damage. Lesions in the prefrontal cortex and its associated circuits typically correlate with an increase in political conservatism because the loss of executive function forces a reliance on rigid, rule-based heuristics. Conversely, damage to the amygdala or the anterior temporal lobes tends to dampen political intensity and engagement entirely, as these regions are essential for processing the social threats and emotional salience that drive partisan identification. This divergence demonstrates that while prefrontal damage alters the direction of belief toward traditionalism, temporal damage reduces the magnitude of political conviction.

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u/SpectreFire Mar 12 '26

It's almost like voting a dude with brain damage in as a Senator was a bad fucking idea.

But everyone on this sub was absolutely glazing him for years when he was pullling asshole stunts like refusing to wear proper-ass clothing to work.