The precise anatomy of the modern Republican brain.
March 2nd, 2008 by Erich ViethI’ve spent a lot of time studying Republican political anatomy. You see, I’m not only an armchair anthropologist, but I’m a social neuro-surgeon (a brand-new expertise, created today). After careful review of all available relevant data, I have developed a precise chart (click on the thumbnail below) detailing each of the major features of the modern Republican brain.
No, you won’t find “Iraq” on this anatomical diagram, even though it reveals each of the major neural substructures found in the modern Republican brain. That’s because the modern Repubublican has developed relatively recently. No specialized “Iraq” module has thus had time to evolve. You will nonetheless find each of the brain structures that, working together, compel the instigation of multiple fear-induced, needless, destructive, ineptly planned, corrupt and potentially non-ending military conflicts in the Middle East.
Whenever sufficient numbers of these malignant features are found in the brains of those who hold substantial political power, one can expect the atrophy of an entire country, absent immediate and dramatic political resuscitation.
Without further ado, here it is. Just click on the thumbnail for all the gory details:
If you’d like to review some fascinating and rigorous psychological data of what it means to be a conservative, check out this post regarding a study by Frank Sulloway or this post considering the work of psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Just when I thought stereotypical bigotry was dead, along comes this. Perhaps as the next installment, we could all be treated to an anatomy of the modern African-American brain, or perhaps the modern homosexual brain, or throw a little antisemitism into the mix, and treat us all to an anatomy of the modern Jew brain. I’m sure the results will be equally enlightening.
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Electro Dude: I have no reason to think that I could create such a anatomy chart for the other groups you mention. There is no basis for doing that (perhaps you feel that way, which might make you the bigot).
My Republican brain diagram was based on two real-life sources of information: A) Government policies enforced by the Bush Administration, the Congress and the Supreme Court over the past 8 years (the technical Democrat majority of Congress over the past 3 years has done almost nothing to stem that tide); and B) Words out of the mouths of many of the Republican candidates for President.
You’re right, of course, that not ALL Republicans have affirmatively promoted ALL of these programs. I’ll admit for the record that Ron Paul had the courage to speak up against current U.S. policy regarding Iraq. Other than Paul, though, it’s been lean pickings.
All of those Republicans who have sat on their hands in silence while more vocal Republicans have furthered the policies on the “Anatomical Chart” are guilty by omission (at a minimum). By their silence and by their votes, they allowed the current dysfunctional government to exercise power, doing great damage to the United States in the process. For details, read the Dangerous Intersection posts in the “Politics” category, as well as many other categories.