I&#x27;m sure I read a study a while back that found that people who have &quot;right wing&quot; views are more afraid - and this certainly agrees with my experiences in the UK (particularly Daily Mail readers).<p>The US is rather more &quot;right wing&quot; than places like the UK so perhaps that leads to more fear?<p>And as the wee green beastie said:<p>&quot;Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate.. to suffering ...&quot;<p>Edit: I think this is it:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2014&#x2F;07&#x2F;biology-ideology-john-hibbing-negativity-bias" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.motherjones.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2014&#x2F;07&#x2F;biology-ideology...</a><p><i>&quot;political conservatives have a &quot;negativity bias,&quot; meaning that they are physiologically more attuned to negative (threatening, disgusting) stimuli in their environments.&quot;</i>