[A_perfect_lady]

I've been saying for over a decade:

-If you ask a conservative why they are conservative, they will usually tell you either that they were raised that way, or that there was a particular issue or event that sharpened their political focus into conservatism.

-If you ask a liberal why they are liberal, they will inform you, as modestly as they can, that their natural intellectual and moral superiority really wouldn't allow for any other outcome.

[fr_freak]

If you ask a liberal why they are liberal, they will inform you, as modestly as they can, that their natural intellectual and moral superiority really wouldn't allow for any other outcome.

That's why you should never really bother to debate left-wingers. That would be a waste of time because they will refuse to accept anything you say, even if you show them proof beyond a doubt. Instead, you simply refuse to accept anything THEY say. You refuse to accept that they have the slightest idea what they are talking about. Laugh at them and treat them like children. Just be prepared to be screamed at or have things thrown at you.