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by JumpCrisscross 3253 days ago
> the nature of conservatism seems more prone to conspiracy generation

True, but probably not for the reason you describe. Anxiety is a prominent undertone in conservative psychology [1]. That is the nexus conservatism shares with conspiracy theories.

(Note that "liberal" and "conservative@ don't neatly map to modern political parties in almost any democracy.)

[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/calling-truce-pol...