LOL. I've taken a beating or two myself, and I came here as a conservative.
Funny thing is, conservatives come in many stripes and colors with various views and positions. Liberals ALL have to toe the same dogmatic line, or else.
My, and most FReeper, philosophy allows contrasting opinions, liberalism does not.
Another thought, you can go all your life without being exposed to conservative philosophy, but unless you're Amish and eschew all education & Hollywood & books, you can't go through life without being indoctrinated in liberalism. Conservatives are more well-rounded and can poke fun at themselves. Liberals cling tightly to the dumb hickseeds mentality.