We each have a Nazi in us. We need to understand the psychological roots of authoritarianism | Gabor Maté
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Neuroimaging studies have shown that the amygdala, the tiny almond-shaped brain structure that mediates fear, is larger in people with more rightwing views

Neuroimaging studies have shown that the amygdala, the tiny almond-shaped brain structure that mediates fear, is larger in people with more rightwing views

  • ᵀʰᵉʳᵃᵖʸᴳᵃʳʸ@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    But there’s a bad man in everyone, no matter who we are

    There’s a rapist and a Nazi living in our tiny hearts

    Child pornographers and cannibals, and politicians too

    There’s someone in your head waiting to fucking strangle you

    ~AJJ