A study by three academics at the University of Virginia looked into how people stereotype their opponents, with both conservatives and liberals asked how they thought a ‘typical’ member of the opposing tribe would answer a question. The results were ‘clear and consistent’, they found: ‘Liberals were the least accurate, especially those who described themselves as “very liberal’.”3 In particular they thought that conservatives would disagree with statements such as ‘One of the worst things a person could do is hurt a defenseless animal’ or ‘Justice is the most important requirement for a
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