Posted on 03/26/2007 1:25:49 PM PDT by NYC Republican
Sorry .. it's true. Liberals love to paint conservatives as being ignorant, stupid, obtuse, mindless, irrational and, on occasion, retarded. For the most part leftists use this "stupid" tactic in order to avoid actually having to intellectually engage with someone who thinks differently than they. After all ... you really don't have to consider the opinions offered by someone who disagrees with you if you can successfully and falsely brand them as ignorant.
Sadly ... many conservatives seem to have dedicated their lives to lending credence to the left's "conservatives are idiots" claim. You will remember several weeks ago I told you about one Georgia Republican (former Democrat) legislator whose campaign chairman sent out some memos and letters promoting legislation to outlaw the teaching of evolution in government schools. The letter referred the reader to the website of "The Fair Education Foundation, Inc." In this website --- and I'm not kidding you here --- you will learn that the Earth stands still in space ... not even rotating ... while the Sun and everything in the universe rotates around the earth every 24 hours. Think I'm kidding? Check it our for yourself.
Well .. there's more. Sunday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution tells us about another website, this one run by Andrew Schlafly, the son of Phyllis Schlafly. Conservapedia pushes the creationism theme with revelations that dinosaurs and humans roamed the Earth at the same time.[video] You'll also learn that atheism has led to a large increase in bestiality. But once again you'll learn that not only is the Earth standing still, but it's actually flat ... and sitting still in space while everything revolves around it.
Tell me .. how do you counter the "conservatives are ignorant" argument, and how do you manage to recruit more people to the cause of lower taxes, less government and more individual responsibility when you have people running around loose calling themselves conservatives, getting elected to office as conservatives, and running websites as conservatives all the while telling us that the earth does not spin on its axis and does not revolve around the Sun .. and that everything in the known universe revolves around the Earth?
If true conservatives really want to expand their philosophy and mount a sustained movement that just might save individualism, freedom and economic liberty --- they had better jettison these zealot nut-cases .... and FAST.
This all sure makes me glad to be a Libertarian.
That happened at Fatima too.
He was all for punishing the President and the republicans in the last election. No doubt he is thrilled with the result of his inner idiot.
Except, people who think the earth stands still actually are wrong. Are you one of them?
Some Young Earth Creationists and Biblical literalists also dispute the shape of the earth, saying that according to the Bible, the earth is flat rather than spherical. However, no credible organization has ever expressed support for this theory.[6] Some Biblical literalists also dispute the idea that the Earth Rotates around the Sun.[7]
They are here reporting what others believe, not stating it as fact.
If you teach a child critical thinking skills, they will soon begin to question the socialist indoctrination they receive from government schools. They can't have that going on... It might hurt the teachers self esteem.
There is no cause so just that will not attract its share of idiots.
Well, he IS an Aggie...
Right, because those are the only two choices.
I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Boortz is a liberatrian so he can be discarded because of positions that some libertarians hold.
I searched for RR quotes and got this: “The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.”
Science is like Rush's EIB.......you never quit studying and you never get a degree.
Science is important! Somebody just needs to remind scientist it's more important than money.
"Don’t present tribal creation stories as “myths” or “legends.”"
"Don’t teach the Bering Strait theory as fact. Using the term, “most scientists believe,” is fine, but also present the fact that most tribal histories place them in their traditional locations and this is also a valid “theory.”"
Social Studies Model Curriculum for the state of Montana.
http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/IndianEd/Resources/EssentialUnderLessons.pdf
My point is that these "origin stories" are treated respectfully, those held by many "non-ethnic" Americans are ridiculed.
Are you a product of modern education.???
LOL
"Denying kids a science education is not a valid political process."
Don't get me going on this. My view is that the entire system of public education ought to be abolished as unconstitutional. It's nothing but forced public indoctrination.
It doesn't surprise me a bit that they can't run a public school system without an endless stream of Supreme Court cases. Vouchers would eliminate all of that.
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