As I'm sure you know, many Cons are not very smart, they tend to be extremely paranoid, and they're definitely not very brave.
Not because their brains are necessarily smaller, but because their fear glands are humungous.
Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals.
Which can affect the way Cons see the world.
The conservative party is big on national defense and magnifies our perception of threat, whether of foreign aggressors, immigrants, terrorists, or invading ideologies like Communism. To a conservative, the world really is a frightening place.
Or the way they react to threats, as we know only too well...
