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It's not that they don't listen. It's that their brains aren't built to think critically about anything. They are built to obey, but they're also narcissists.
That's why conservatives go wild for Trump. From the conservative's point of view, Trump lets them FEEL LIKE THEY ARE OBEYING by doing whatever they want.
He doesn't just give them permission or cover to be awful; Trump makes these people feel like they're helping him when they do shitty and selfish things.
(This is also why they love cops who hurt people and soldiers who commit war crimes. They get to vicariously OBEY while also BREAKING THE RULES TO FEEL GOOD. Best of both worlds to them, like taking an upper and a downer at the same time.)
I guess that makes conservatism a social speedball.