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==high levels proposed causes of liberalism and conservatism==
===Causes of conservatism===
Some genes differ between conservatives and liberal<ref>[http://www.researchgate.net/publication/228366891_A_Genome-Wide_Analysis_of_Liberal_and_Conservative_Political_Attitudes/file/3deec5164c67a34233.pdf Hatemi, Peter K., et al. "A genome-wide analysis of liberal and conservative political attitudes." Journal of Politics 73.1 (2011): 271-285.]</ref>, asspecialy genes related to [[NMDA ]] and [[serotonin]].
Enviromental threat elvate conservatism<ref>Duckitt, J., & Fisher, K. (2003). The Impact of Social Threat on Worldview and Ideological Attitudes. Political Psychology, 24(1), 199–222. doi:10.1111/0162-895X.00322</ref>. For instance, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10884617/Middle-aged-professional-men-who-vote-Tory-most-likely-to-be-victims-of-road-rage.html middle-aged, professional men who vote Tory most likely to be victims of road rage].