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Can a person’s physical strength dictate their politics? Yes

by | 18th, May 2013

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CAN a person’s muscles dictate their politics?

Men who are physically strong are more likely to take a right wing political stance, while weaker men are inclined to support the welfare state, according to a new study.

Researchers discovered political motivations may have evolutionary links to physical strength.

Men’s upper-body strength predicts their political opinions on economic redistribution, according to the research.

More power to your elbow:

Put another way, this study says that liberals are a coalition of rich wimpy men and strong poor men. By contrast, conservatives are a coalition of rich strong men and poor weak men.

Women are universally weak so don’t figure in the study.

Spotter: Instapundit



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