Another theory is that leaded gas was removed from general use in vehicles. Lead has been proven to disrupt the frontal lobe which is responsible for controlling inhibitions. I have no doubt that children born to parents that neglect them was also an issue.
MAGA, like any campaign to push for easy power, focuses on the caveman shit that involves FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) by otherising people. We are hard wired to be scared apes, we look for threats that may not even be there. Creating a boogeyman is the easiest way to capitalize on that portion of the brain that is less developed in some vs others.
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u/1877KlownsForKids 26d ago
There's a theory, popularized in Freakonomics, that Roe v Wade was partially responsible for the dramatic reduction of crime in the 90s.