[JustDoItAlways]

Liberals are never smart enough to shut their mouth when it is going to offend someone.

Conservatives, however, are smart enough. Thus, you rarely see a conservative spouting off in a crowd of people whereas Liberals always are. Hence, the cocktail circuit is full of Liberals while conservative just play along. It is how politically-correct biases continue to spread.

Conservatives are the "silent majority".

At election time, the silent majority gets to speak.

But the unfortunate side-effect, is that campuses seem to be overwhelmingly full of Liberal professors and in the media, "group think" forces the media to appear Liberal when in fact lots of consevatives are just playing along in the background. Political-correctness takes over and people's real feelings do not get to the surface.

Do we have to speak up? Or is it just better to remain respected (in your workplace, on campus, in the producers lounge) and not come off as a hothead like all Liberals seem to come off as.

I think conservative Freepers understand what I'm saying.

[Max Combined]

"Or is it just better to remain respected (in your workplace, on campus, in the producers lounge) and not come off as a hothead like all Liberals seem to come off as."

I think it is best to skewer the leftist viewpoint with an apt, humorous, and wry brief remark, if one is able to come up with one at the proper time.

[AFPhys]

I highly - very highly - recommend Ann Coulter's new book, "How to Talk to a Liberal (if you must)"

She has very perceptive recommendations. Read it, even if only the first chapter or two.