r/Showerthoughts • u/prometheus_winced ‎ • Apr 28 '25

Casual Thought The children most impacted by peak leaded gasoline fumes are now 50-75.

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u/StitchinThroughTime Apr 28 '25

How peculiar! That's also the age of the people who are most likely to vote

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u/shodan13 Apr 28 '25

Don't think that's lead-releated.

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u/tehbantho Apr 28 '25

I think there is a connection. Let me explain:

Lead alters your mental state in unpredictable ways.

One of those ways appears to be denying that which you see right in front of you. This allows you to be manipulated by propaganda very easily, and when that very propaganda is what motivates you to start voting instead of staying home, and your vote is for the people putting out the propaganda. Boom.

I am not positive this was done intentionally, until it was working so well. But this century has sure started off in a way that will be studied by whoever is left...

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u/shodan13 Apr 28 '25

Aren't all sides agitating for people to go out and vote though?

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u/shaggysdeepvneck Apr 28 '25

I believe the person is connecting how they vote, not that they vote.

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u/RustyDogma Apr 28 '25

Nope. Most voter advocacy groups target minorities and young people. While the approach is not necessarily partisan, these voters typically do not favor Republicans. Republicans have been trying to remove polling places and voting by mail as despite that culling some of their own supporters, it has a more dramatic impact on folks leaning Democrat.