The world seems to be veering rightward into extreme positions. Middle Eastern anger is moving to violence, Putin is taking Russia back to cold-war era hard lines, and the GOP in America is going down their old familiar rabbit hole of intolerance, bigotry, and fear-mongering.
It still remains to be seen whether or not America will follow GOP Extremism. Conservatives are all acting like cowering little rabbits, and one can’t quite tell if it’s political posturing, or if their right-wing brains are having a simultaneous attack of the quivering amygdalaes!
Take a look at this article for research data on how political orientation is associated with psychological processes for managing fear and uncertainty. It has been established that the conservative brain looks and responds with more volatility in uncertain or frightening situations. The conservative brain has a larger area of the brain called the amygdalae, and it is more excitable than in the brain of a liberal.
So, perhaps we can’t actually hold them accountable for having a cowering panicked response to difficult situations … but it’s mighty hard not to!
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