Yes
It probably is the tendency to embrace the conventional that makes it more likely that the radical left would be more likely to believe and make me richer at the end of the day.
Traditional and conventional is good imo but not to the extent that it blocks new ideas completely. It it's best form it implies the requirement of a higher standard of proof and a general aversion to the metaphysical.
SDG is also correct in his statement regarding the angels and the black helicopter crowd. I was mainly referring to the highly educated group that was featured in the TV special. The group of right wingers SDG alludes to are typically under-educated.