You know that joke about liberalism being a mental illness? Turns out to be more than a joke. A scientific study found that, on average, liberals are far more likely to suffer major depression episodes than are conservatives.
Sources:
- http://louderwithcrowder.com/study-leftists-mentally-ill/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication
- /221686525_Correlation_Not_Causation_The_Relationship_between_Personality_Traits_and_Political_Ideologies
American Journal of Political Science 56(1):34-51 · January 2012
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