Synthetic testosterone and 'roid rage

“Wear a Mask” — antifa in drag.

From the National Institute of Health:

Aggression

Case reports and small studies indicate that anabolic steroids increase irritability and aggression,75 although findings may be confounded by personality traits that are overrepresented in steroid users (i.e., antisocial, borderline, and histrionic personality disorder)78 and use of other drugs.79 People who misuse anabolic steroids report more anger than nonusers,80 as well as more fights, verbal aggression, and violence toward their significant others,81 sometimes called "roid rage." One study suggests that the mood and behavioral effects seen during anabolic-androgenic steroid misuse may result from secondary hormonal changes.82

Scientists have attempted to test the association between anabolic steroids and aggression by administering high steroid doses or placebo for days or weeks to human volunteers and then assessing behavioral symptoms. In one such study, researchers found that testosterone over a six week period was associated with increased aggression, as assessed by a questionnaire and computer-based model of aggressive behavior.83 In addition, high steroid doses produced greater feelings of irritability and aggression than placebo,84 although the effects appear to be highly variable across individuals,19 and other studies have not shown that effect.85 One possible explanation, according to the researchers, is that some but not all anabolic steroids increase irritability and aggression.

Psychiatric Disorders

Anabolic steroid users are more likely than nonusers to report anxiety.34,86 Moderate to high doses of anabolic steroids are also associated with major mood disorders such as mania, hypomania,87 and major depression.86,87 In one study, manic symptoms were not uniform across individuals, with most showing little psychological change, whereas a few demonstrated prominent effects.19

Fortunately for science, we are currently engaged in a massive experiment that injects steroid into children as young as 8, and the results seem promising, for those who enjoy consuming headline news; we’ll know more about what we’ve done in ten years or so.

Notice in the picture above, rioters were encouraged to bring a mask to hide their face while rioting? The announcement of the scheduled riot was unfortunately released the same day as the mass murder in Nashville occurred, and the organizers came under fire from critics on the right. In response, they reaffirmed their intention to come down to Washington, but they did tweak their poster in a small way: they dropped “Wear a Mask”. Same people, same intentions; in fact, the editing just removes all doubt about what that intention is and what the phase meant.

As edited, to deprive their critics of ammunition