I read an article the other day, don’t remember where, that claimed conservatives are more susceptible to being startled and more fearful people in general, while liberals are more relaxed and easy-going. Supposedly, this explains the reason Republicans tend to take threats and terrorism more seriously — ignoring the obvious fact that many (if not most) wars are started by Democrats. It doesn’t make sense for many reasons, most obviously because liberals have a hundred other threats at the top of their agenda: environmental damage, rogue private enterprise, erosion of civil liberties, etc.
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