Well said. I'm also struck by that asymmetry between conservatives and liberals. It's politically incorrect to say so, but I suspect there's a difference in the prominence of masculine and feminine values in either case, values which have their upsides and downsides. I argue this in the articles below:

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/femininity-and-masculinity-in-american-politics-24e774288043?source=friends_link&sk=21e247efcbc74bbd7f2d8250fe644eaf

https://medium.com/discourse/why-democrats-are-inept-at-politics-b0bbe6648fb9?sk=155f6641cd7ddc511c52328ec4ce76f7

https://medium.com/discourse/the-hidden-depths-of-the-democrats-ineptitude-9a8ba883c806?sk=702a3d92f37c43ac73cb050ecb0de12e

https://medium.com/discourse/how-democrats-bring-a-knife-to-a-gun-fight-415c04884deb?sk=560acb7306c3e05c5c435c82e55ca4f7

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/woke-lameness-and-toxic-femininity-a38f7e3cb3f3?source=friends_link&sk=be4703623bcd2fdf17441070d18b8f32