Leger just released the results of its latest poll done for the National Post asking Canadians how they feel about the state of the nation. Seventy percent of the voting-age respondents said they agree with the statement that “it feels like everything is broken in this country right now.”
That number rises to 85 percent when you look at those who vote Conservative but drops to about half that, 43 percent, for Liberal supporters. Interestingly, these people live in the same country but it’s like they live in two different worlds.
So, who’s seeing things as they really are? Research suggests those who congregate to the right of the political spectrum likely have a view more closely aligned with reality.
Various studies prove that people on the right, more than those on the left, have a better sense of arguments for both sides of contemporary issues and, therefore, are more able to accurately judge the truth of a situation.