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Conservatives have a thing for addiction: study
Personal Control Is a Convenient Lie for Addictive IndustriesThe Study, in Plain TermsA new study reported in PsyPost found that conservatives, across ten studies and several countries, tended to respond more favorably to addictive products than liberals. The researchers tied that pattern to a stronger belief in personal control: if you think you are always in command, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, fast food, gaming, and drugs look less dangerous than they are.That is the factual core. Everything else is political interpretation.Who Actually Holds PowerThe article’s hook points at the consumer…
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