Comments on: The precise anatomy of the modern Republican brain. http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Tiedemann http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-45885 Mark Tiedemann Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:15:23 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/#comment-45885 The thing that makes this not bigotry is that there is no implication that these benighted Republicans are born this way. It's a learned set of attributes and can be unlearned. There is no "Republican gene" that dictates predisposition neurophysiologically. These are all acquired traits and therefore do not define a biologically inevitability. Like all unsophisticated detractors, the charge of bigotry here is based on a philogenic fallacy. The thing that makes this not bigotry is that there is no implication that these benighted Republicans are born this way. It’s a learned set of attributes and can be unlearned. There is no “Republican gene” that dictates predisposition neurophysiologically. These are all acquired traits and therefore do not define a biologically inevitability.

Like all unsophisticated detractors, the charge of bigotry here is based on a philogenic fallacy.

]]> By: jluckione http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-45880 jluckione Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:06:44 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/#comment-45880 I found yself agreeing with most of your other writings, but this is bigotry at it worst. I found yself agreeing with most of your other writings, but this is bigotry at it worst.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-16527 Erich Vieth Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:35:01 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/#comment-16527 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. 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.

]]> By: Electro Dude http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-16525 Electro Dude Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:47:16 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/02/the-precise-anatomy-of-the-modern-republican-brain/#comment-16525 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. 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.

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