This Explains A Lot

Mind Hacks: Perceptual distortions are common in population:
"It is not clear, however, why some people with high levels of unusual experiences become distressed and impaired by their experiences, often leading to a diagnosis of mental illness, while others are able to function and remain untroubled by them."

Could that latter group be right-wingnuts? That would certainly explain a lot of weirdness going down these days.