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TIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibility
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this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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The paper doesn't even prove that they are healthier due to a greater sense of personal responsibility. It only theorizes this sense of personal responsibility is a possible cause. As others have pointed out the study results could be explained simply by picking conservatives that are upperclass and have more time/energy/money to spend on being healthy.
Or stronger notions of what body types are compatible with the gender role they perceive.
Edited to clarify it's what they perceive as their gender role. Ie the sexist notion that "it's the duty of a husband to be strong, and the duty of a wife to be dainty"