perseus
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A study shows that political views may be an integral part of our physical makeup. These findings may help to explain why voters' minds are so hard to change. They run deep because it's a reflex, it's not something you can change tomorrow, the depth of that may be something of an asset in figuring out why people are so stubborn in their political beliefs
People who are sensitive to fear or threat are likely to support a right wing agenda. On the other hand, you have people who are more supportive of pacifism and who advocate gun control - and there are lots of areas where people who are less sensitive to threat would project those kinds of feelings into the political arena."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7623256.stm
People who are sensitive to fear or threat are likely to support a right wing agenda. On the other hand, you have people who are more supportive of pacifism and who advocate gun control - and there are lots of areas where people who are less sensitive to threat would project those kinds of feelings into the political arena."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7623256.stm