What is the matter with these Conservatives?

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What is the matter with these Conservatives?

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Another republican comes forward to help with the rebranding problem:

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What is the matter with these people? Here's what some science shows:

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Book review:
"The lack of empathy and tremendous fear of conservatives is proven in numerous empirical psychological studies, as well as by the many outrageous statements made by conservative personalities; including Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, and Bill Bennett. Not only are their comments about the poor, feminists, homosexuals, single mothers, blacks, Hispanics, autistic children, wives of 9/11 victims, and others an indictment of the personalities themselves; but also of the multi-millions of conservatives who listen to their radio programs, watch the television shows, and read their books. The more outrageous their statements, the greater their audiences grow. The book also demonstrates how conservatives learn their conservative worldview growing up in Strict Father families, in which obedience of the children is paramount..." Amazon

And:

Study: Conservatism Is Lack of Complexity In Political Brain

Good news for conservatives as a compilation of four recent social psychology studies demonstrate that rather than necessarily being pathological, political conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking.
In the four studies conducted... they concluded, “(P)olitical conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking. When effortful, deliberate responding is disrupted or disengaged, thought processes become quick and efficient; these conditions promote conservative ideology… low-effort thought might promote political conservatism because its concepts are easier to process, and processing fluency increases attitude endorsement.”
In other words, complex thinking makes their heads hurt, so they don't do it!
Ever wonder why conservatives can’t seem to understand that people are not always to blame for the circumstances they find themselves in? While personal responsibility sounds like it makes perfect sense initially, when you walk people through the various life circumstances that can render people temporarily dependent upon government help, it becomes clear that things are not so simple. These studies demonstrate the impact of correctional/effortful explanations on political ideology, “This analysis also suggests that some forms of political ideology may result from intentional and effortful correction. For example, Wänke and Wyer (1996) found that liberals scored higher than conservatives on the Attributional Complexity Scale (Fletcher, Danilovics, Fernandez, Peterson, & Reeder, 1986), an indicator that the former generate more complex and detailed (if not more effortful) explanations for the behavior of others.”
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