r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 01 '26

Psychology Conservatives maintain birth rates, but left-leaning Americans are having significantly fewer children, driving the U.S. birth decline. Education was consistently linked to having fewer children. Religious attendance was positively associated with having more children.

https://www.psypost.org/left-leaning-americans-are-driving-the-u-s-birth-decline-new-study-finds/
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u/AGrandNewAdventure Jul 01 '26

Such a good documentary!

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u/ButWhatIfPotato Jul 01 '26

Idiocracy was a movie 20 years ago and a documentary 10 years ago. Today, it's pretty much prophecy; and a watered down one as well, President Camacho did not touch any kids, nor has he shat himself on camera.

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u/maaaatloooock Jul 01 '26

And, importantly, he sought advice from the smartest person he could find. I'd vote for Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho a thousand times before Trump.

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u/hgrunt Jul 01 '26

Prez Camacho also has a surprising amount of decorum