... liberals "consistently score higher on a personality measure called 'openness to experience'" while conservatives tend to be less open, ie. conservative... Article in the WaPo. It's an opinion piece talking about some recent research into the psychology of politics. The author kindly points out the two sides' different kinds of irrationality: liberals will latch onto something extremely novel, even if there isn't much evidence provided, whereas conservatives stick with their beliefs even with mounting evidence against it. Note that this is the psychology of thinking liberally/conservatively, not necessarily the ideology of liberals (Democrats) or conservatives (Republicans).
I think the best way to go about it is to be conservatively liberal. Be open minded; I'll believe you if you show me some solid evidence.
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