"My computer is broken, it won't turn on!"
"Are you sure it's plugged in?"
"You think I'm stupid? Of course it's plugged in! It's broken!"
"Sometimes the plug isn't in all the way and then it won't work."
"I know how to plug in a plug, it just won't turn on because it is b-r-o-k-e-n!"
"Are you sure the plug is all the way in?"
"It's all the way in. My computer is broken!"
"Im coming down there and if the plug isnt all the way in, I'll be pissed and mock you."
"IT'S BROKEN!"
Goes down there and plugs the plug all the way in
Computer starts
I wouldn't call it "thinking". Conservatives react more than anything. They react to progress (--> hate), change (--> hate) and things they're not familiar with (--> hate). They don't pro-actively think per se.