"Political conservatism is associated with an increased negativity bias, including increased attention and reactivity toward negative and threatening stimuli"
yes it gives their life structure like other addictions do and is even controlled by the same part of the brain
The fear is how they keep the grift going. None of these wack jobs believe 99.99% of the shit they spew, but a base that is afraid is easier to manipulate/con.
In a way yes, NPR talked about a study where conservative brains have a bigger fear center in the brain. There were a lot of cool distinctions made between conservatives and liberals in their brains and behavior patterns.
They’re addicted to attention. And will do anything to get it.
Are they literally addicted to fear?
Yep.
"Political conservatism is associated with an increased negativity bias, including increased attention and reactivity toward negative and threatening stimuli"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793824/
yes it gives their life structure like other addictions do and is even controlled by the same part of the brain
The fear is how they keep the grift going. None of these wack jobs believe 99.99% of the shit they spew, but a base that is afraid is easier to manipulate/con.
In a way yes, NPR talked about a study where conservative brains have a bigger fear center in the brain. There were a lot of cool distinctions made between conservatives and liberals in their brains and behavior patterns.
They’re addicted to attention. And will do anything to get it.