RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Would a Liberal or New Democrat Federal Gov't ExtendYeah, like abortion, weed, religion, racism, gun control, and among others the arrogance of thinking they are elite(what a joke). Conservatives are relentless in holding on to the 'old', just like those who didn't move in an adventuresome aspect through the growth of humanity. Take for example the Middle East. They are hugely steeped in old thinking because they are evolved from those who didn't move locations.
The adventuresome types moved to the east and west and north. For them to survive, they grew in intelligence because they had to, to survive. They also held onto those genes enabling them to be open to change. It could now be a problem because over the last few hundred years due to easy rapid migrations of the old conservative types seeking quick riches, we now have a caustic mix of people's in the US. Example: Congress
Bottom line is empathy is directly proportional to intelligence and civil community.
I realize that I have just wasted my time.