Left Brain vs Right Brain

By Michael McCune

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭? 𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 — 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 Trump Derangement Syndrome (𝐓𝐃𝐒) 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

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You've probably noticed a pattern:

The 1960s riots

The BLM uprisings

The college campus chaos

Over 𝟑,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 — all overwhelmingly liberal

That’s 𝟑,𝟓𝟎𝟐 𝐭𝐨 𝟎.

If you were a gambler, those odds would tell you something is hardwired.

So why does the emotional radicalism keep coming from the Left — while the Right, despite being armed to the teeth, rarely riots?

A 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 in 2013 — called “𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧” — may hold the answer.

Funded with taxpayer dollars, the research found:

Liberals show heightened activity in the 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚 — tied to gut feelings, empathy, and emotional fairness.

Conservatives show more activity in the 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐚 — associated with external threats, caution, and survival instincts.

So what does that mean?

𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲.

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𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞.

It’s why left-leaning protests so often spiral into riots.

Not because they’re evil — but because they’re neurologically wired to feel first and act second.

That empathy can quickly morph into rage when triggered by perceived injustice.

The left insula drives people to:

• Internalize unfairness

• React through emotion

• Mobilize in angry crowds

Add emotional slogans like:

“𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡.”

“𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚.”

“𝙉𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚.”

And Democrat leaders — trained in political science — know exactly how to hijack that wiring.

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

They see chaos and seek order.

They want solutions — not slogans.

Take immigration:

86% of Republicans see it as a critical threat

They support policy — not protest mobs

They vote. They rally. They don’t riot.

Yes, isolated far-right violence exists — but it’s rare and not normalized.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲.

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Now let me ask you to 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲.

When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, he won in a landslide.

Rational tone

Calm demeanor

Intelligent delivery

I voted for him.

But ask yourself this:

Why was this government study conducted right as his second term began?

And now think — when did Democrat messaging turn from calm to outrage?

It began during Obama’s second term.

Then Hillary spiked the emotion.

Now watch any Democrat speak today — TV, social media, articles:

It’s all moral outrage.

All fear.

All emotion.

All the time.

This is how they weaponized psychology.

This is how TDS was born.

And this is how they get everyday people to:

• Attack police

• Flip cars

• Justify mob violence

All while thinking they’re fighting “injustice.”

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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

So I’ll leave you with this:

Is it nature? Or is it nurture?

Either way —

One side 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧.

The other 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭.

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Now here’s my challenge for all of you — liberals, conservatives, Democrats, and Republicans alike.

Heed what I just shared with you.

Then go turn on the TV… or open YouTube…

Pick any prominent Democrat leader and watch them speak.

Can you find a single speech that isn’t emotionally charged?

That doesn’t hinge on moral outrage or urgency?

That doesn’t try to stir fear, anger, or righteous indignation?

Now here’s the real task:

Write down the moment it happens.

Watch another speech.

Do it again.

Keep going. You’ll start to see the exact same hook — in every single one.

Is that an accident?

Nope. It’s science.

And they’ve used it — not to inspire — but to hijack what would otherwise be normal, well-meaning people.

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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 with a 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 American politics got in this condition.