No Laughing Matter

New York Times Opinion ^ | 9/11/08 | Judith Warner

[gridlock]

Judith Warner

I am not in the habit of posting Judith Warner columns, but this one is interesting. You can see that she is really trying to struggle with what makes us tick.

Of course, she still has that Jane Goodall "Gorillas in the Mist" attitude, as if Conservatives are some kind of alien species. But at least she is making an effort.

It is worth a read.

[jessduntno]

Wore blue instead of red. Tried to be provocative. YAWN.

[Red Badger]

...as if Conservatives are some kind of alien species

To them, they are..............

[icwhatudo]

Wait a sec, this isn’t an Onion parody piece type thing? This is a REAL column? Hilarious!!!!!!

[unspun]

You know, there’s a verse in the Bible about the light shining in the darkness but the darkness not comprehending it.

Just thought I’d put that out there.

[Uriah_lost]

I’m thinking that there is no such thing as an “Empathy” class. Besides, if they could project well enough to understand how we think they would realize how wrong they are....

[Library Lady]

If liberals could think like conservatives, they would be conservatives unless, of course, they are elitists who want to be in charge of everyone else or they are people wanting something given to them by the government. Oh wait. . .

[DouglasKC]

Good article, my favorite, Fred Thompson jokes:

“I hope they brought their own Brie and Chablis with them,” he’d said, to raucous laughter, as I willed myself to disappear, remembering, with a shudder, that my children had demanded Brie for breakfast only that morning.

FWIW, I wouldn't know brie if I ate it.

[downtownconservative]

I was at a breakfast table a few years ago visiting my journalist lib brother with his liberal friends when my table neighbor abruptly asked me, “you’re such a nice guy, how could you possibly be a consrvative?” Interesting mind set these libs. Sad, but interesting.

[stocksthatgoup]

....She handed me back my reporter’s notebook when one of her almost-two-year-old twins, fixing me with a dark look of mistrust, took it away. “Liberal media, eh?” her solemn eyes glared. “Well, watch what you say about my mommy and Our Sarah.”.......

WOW.......Conservative children under the age of 2 sure have great vocabularies!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Yes, you would. It's as bland as tapioca pudding. Definitely not Gorgonzola or feta or bleu, but “delicate” and has the texture (after you peel off the casing) of slightly stiffer cream cheese (without the taste). Sort of like caviar — bite, poof and it's gone.

[onlylewis]

The difference between conservatives and libs?
Conservatives see a right and a wrong most libs only see shades of gray.

[Rammer]

Liberals feel contempt for the conservative moral view...

Duh.

[Smogger]

“I hope they brought their own Brie and Chablis with them,” he’d said, to raucous laughter, as I willed myself to disappear, remembering, with a shudder, that my children had demanded Brie for breakfast only that morning.

LOL!

[BubbaBasher]

Yes but the following statement shows she isn't even close yet.

it seems the Palin faithful are blind – to the contradictions between her stated positions and the truth of the policies she espouses, to the contradictions between her ideology and their interests.

They always talk about truth but to them the truth is whatever they want it to be. There are no contradictions in Palin's positions and policies. She consistently shows that she walks the walk and her life proves it. It also should prove to Ms. Warner that Palin's positions have worked out pretty well in real world practice.

[Red Badger]

You must remember that liberals are devoid of logic and reason. Their whole philosophical outlook is based on emotion, and as such is illogical from the start. They never consider the consequences of their actions or policies, only the fact that they feel good about them. Their intentions are all that matters, not the outcomes. Critical thinking is not in their toolkit.............

[DouglasKC]

Yes, you would. It's as bland as tapioca pudding. Definitely not Gorgonzola or feta or bleu, but “delicate” and has the texture (after you peel off the casing) of slightly stiffer cream cheese (without the taste). Sort of like caviar — bite, poof and it's gone.

I have had that then. Went to a fairly upscale (for our small town) function one time and saw this stuff that I mistook for cheese cake. Big mistake.

[Claud]

Haidt has conducted research in which liberals and conservatives were asked to project themselves into the minds of their opponents and answer questions about their moral reasoning. Conservatives, he said, prove quite adept at thinking like liberals, but liberals are consistently incapable of understanding the conservative point of view.

Well doesn't that just say it all!

I have to look up this guy's research. Sounds fascinating.

[Enchante]

"Conservatives, he said, prove quite adept at thinking like liberals, but liberals are consistently incapable of understanding the conservative point of view"

Gee, and I thought the left was supposed to be all about "empathy" and "understanding"...... obviously they do not consider convervatives worthy of any of that empathy, ever.

[Red Badger]

Conservatives, he said, prove quite adept at thinking like liberals, but liberals are consistently incapable of understanding the conservative point of view.

I rest my case...............