Anyone know of any theory I could read to understand better the “pleasure” of being able to decipher liberal politics? Like deeper than just “they like to fit in” unless that’s the deepest it goes.

As a reformed lib, I can remember the feeling of “grasping” the happenings of politics and feeling good, and now that feeling is entirely gone with “getting” from the outside. How much does this play into politicians and policies? Just been thinking about it a lot. Maybe it has something to do with complexity and superiority complexes?