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A recent study in Israel used brain scans to explore the differences in empathy between political liberals and conservatives. The researchers found that when imagining other people suffering, liberals showed stronger brain reactions associated with empathy compared to conservatives. This pattern of brain activity was linked to participants' self-reported political beliefs and their acceptance of right-wing values. The study was published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. ...

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[–] Serdan@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'd be interested in seeing if there's any difference between liberals and actual leftists. I'd assume so because liberals aren't egalitarian, but there may not be a measurable difference.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Leftists are just liberals who are bad at math, so it probably would scale them about the same

[–] Serdan@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

It's liberals who keep insisting that trickle down economics is good for the economy actually.