> “Meh—I reserve judgment", [re,] conservatives are stupider, more biased, more fearful, or in some other way psychologically inferior to liberals.<p>I reserve judgment there as well.<p>However, I would bet my last dollar that liberals and conservatives are <i>both</i> significantly "stupider, more biased, and more fearful" than <i>actual progressives</i>. In America, half the population identifies with neither tribe. We possess almost no representation in media or politics, which leads to conflations like in tfa.<p>The media and political scene in the US is basically 99.999% fear-based. I guess it's so pervasive that many don't see it, like fish not knowing they're wet. But once you put on these sunglasses man...