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Odin2005

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6. That is Right Wing ideological BS.

Reply to dkf (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jan 2013

The Right has been pushing biological-determinist 'Evolutionary Psychology" for many years now to justify racism, sexism, and war via the "it's human nature and you can't change human nature" shit.

Humans are not "inherently" violent. In fact the popular notion that one needs to "let of steam" is actually bad, it actually makes you more likely to be violent.

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NYT: What We Don’t Know Is Killing Us [View all] babylonsister Jan 2013 OP

Without congressional action his executive approach is meaningless ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

Maybe the homicide rate is the same because you can't change people. dkf Jan 2013 #2

horseshit. Schema Thing Jan 2013 #3

I guess there is just no way we could fix the "gun" like you can fix a car? rgbecker Jan 2013 #4

I really wonder. Kids shouldn't be playing with guns period. dkf Jan 2013 #5

That is Right Wing ideological BS. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #6

If the homicide rate is "almost exactly the same as it was in 1950" ... spin Jan 2013 #7

Conservatives rule. Octafish Jan 2013 #8