Re: Why is goofy psuedo-science and idiot politics so closely linked?
The heart of the worldview of the honest (not powerseeking) leftist is seeing the world as he wishes it to be, and not as it is, and the firm belief that by wishing hard enough, or saying something often enough, or insisting that something is real when it's not, it's going to come true.
It is no coincidence that "New Age" beliefs, which are largely "magical" in nature (crystals, homeopathy, astrology, feng shui, etc.), are appealing to such people.
I am applying this generally, not to any specific people on this board.