I have a liberal friend that will at least engage without getting insulting (mostly, I’ve had to train him on that - we’re old friends). When it comes to general capability and professionalism he does well, by no means “a stupid guy”. Yet I can’t but wonder how on earth you can be “not stupid” and then be so completely clueless in understanding the world around them, or human nature for that matter. He’ll spout off liberal talking points, then accuse Fox News of bias. He doesn’t believe there’s “liberal bias” in the news. You can point to specifics, it just doesn’t matter.
I sometimes debate him just to analyze how he must come to his conclusions, you inevitably get to a point where you just think - he’s insane! I could state that water is wet, I’m sure he’d argue. He says he agrees with Christian philosophy, yet sees no difference in comparison to Islam. To him, Islam is just what Muslims claim, that Mohammed was the “next prophet” after Christ. You can discuss philosophical points, the Ottoman Empire, the crusades, inquisition, life of Mohammed, etc. etc. ....he’ll just say, “yeah, so all religions have their radical elements”.
That’s the conclusion you come to? Yet the Islamic world is a barbaric $hit hole and western society prospered? ...no, there’s no difference at all ;)
It’s almost as though he does see the light, he just doesn’t want to. As though he’s trying to shield himself from it. He’d rather it didn’t exist because to admit that it did would mean he’d have to fundamentally question everything he believes.
Last time I asked if he believed in “truth”. An absolute, regardless of whether we realize it, truth. He says no. This is their other problem, there’s no concrete truths. Everything is just morally relative. Literally, 1+1 may not equal 2.
Thing is, they’ll tell you - they became a liberal because liberals are “open minded”. I’ve begun to realize those are the most two dangerous words in the world. You can be infinitely open minded about any bizarre concept, but it creates a fog through which you can no longer see the truth. Being open to all alternatives only leads to the truth being a very small part of your perception....to the point where people don’t see it at all. That’s a neat trick. Those that want to live in the dark ultimately want others to also exist there with them. ...the deceit goes on.
“You can be infinitely open minded about any bizarre concept, but it creates a fog through which you can no longer see the truth. Being open to all alternatives only leads to the truth being a very small part of your perception....to the point where people don’t see it at all. That’s a neat trick. Those that want to live in the dark ultimately want others to also exist there with them. ...the deceit goes on.”
“The light shined in the darkness, and the darkness could not overcome it.”
Liberals engage in Willful Ignorance on a daily basis. They refuse to accept facts that conflict with their confused feelings.
It takes a certain Neurosis to be a successful Liberal which is why they use projection as their weapon of choice.
You can be infinitely open minded about any bizarre concept, but it creates a fog through which you can no longer see the truth.
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Great posting, and that includes your entire last paragraph!
Yep. Liberals have become so open-minded that their brains have fallen out.