I mean liberals are a whole other thing but even if you would say this about leftists instead, my point didn’t imply that the exact opposite is true: obviously being a leftist doesn’t automatically make you a genius media analyst. I’m just saying the conservative mindset is extremely adverse to any level of abstraction, which renders them incapable of a lot of things, understanding analogies being one of them.

also why they can never understand big picture issues (I’m holding a snowball so global warming can’t be real), prioritize statistics over anecdotes (I got sick after a shot so vaccines don’t work at all), or empathize with people they don’t know (eg oppose gay rights, only to support when a family member comes out–if at all).

now that doesn’t mean someone who believes in worker rights automatically is better at all of this, but at least it isn’t physically impossible for them to be so.