Researchers figured out why Conservatives, and assholes in general, are like they are;
ONE TRAIT HAS HUGE IMPACT ON WHETHER ALCOHOL MAKES YOU AGGRESSIVE
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/alcoholfuture.htm
"...people with that trait dont get any more aggressive when drunk than they would when theyre sober.
That trait is the ability to consider the future consequences of current actions."
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While the article does focus on the drinking/alcohol aspect of aggressive behavior, the article does continue with;
"The less people thought about the future, the more likely they were to retaliate, but especially when they were drunk. People who were present-focused and drunk shocked their opponents longer and harder than anyone else in the study, he said.
Alcohol didnt have much effect on the aggressiveness of people who were future-focused.
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"Bushman said the results should serve as a warning to people who live only in the moment without thinking too much about the future.[b/]
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"People who only live in the moment;" What other wording could better describe a Conservative/Tea Bagger?
"ability to consider the future consequences of current actions." I believe that this wording just about says it all in describing what a Progressive IS!