Posted on 07/26/2011 7:25:51 AM PDT by Kaslin
It's no secret that liberals and conservatives don't get along. But, if there's any one thing that we've learned from the liberal love of sensitivity classes and situation comedies, it's that once people get to know each other and learn about each other's beliefs and concerns, all legitimate differences melt away. So, with that in mind, I'd like to relieve the concerns of our liberal pals by telling them what we conservatives are really like. Think of it as sensitivity class for liberals. Granted there may be a few conservatives here and there who disagree with me on these things, but as someone who has known conservatives all my life, I can assure you that they're the exceptions, not the rule.
1) I don't hate black Americans, Hispanic Americans, gay Americans, Jewish Americans, Muslims, or any of the other groups that liberals obsessively claim that conservatives hate. In all fairness, you could probably make a great case that I strongly dislike Nazis, Satanists, Fred Phelps clan full of weirdos, and Noam Chomsky, but who doesn't? Not only is it extraordinarily offensive to be falsely accused of hating whole classes of people, it's really bad for America to try to falsely convince tens of millions of Americans that they're despised and hated by half the country.
2) I'm not rich, I don't have any particular love of rich people, and I'm not being paid off by the Koch brothers (although they're welcome to start at any time.) Of course, I also dont envy the rich, think it's "unfair" that they have more than I do, or want to punish them because Paris Hilton and the Kennedy family don't deserve their money. So, am I "in the pocket" of the rich? No, it can just seem that way if you're comparing conservatives like me to people who seethe with resentment for people whove done well in life.
3) I'm not "anti-science." I like science. I read books about science. In fact, I'm extremely dubious about embryonic stem cells and manmade global warming because I've been convinced by science-based arguments. Moreover, it seems rather odd that the "pro-science" side of these debates seems to rely on pleas from Michael J. Fox, sad stories about polar bears, and iffy claims about "consensus" when the "anti-science" side seems to trot out statistics and science-based arguments. Let's face it: You don't have to accuse people of wanting birds to die to get them to buy into the theory of gravity. If you cant convince people to buy into a scientific argument with science, then maybe your evidence is a whole lot shakier than you seem to think.
4) I'm an anti-authoritarian, non-conformist. That's one of the reasons I don't like the government inserting its tentacles into our lives, it's why I work for myself, and it's a big part of why I'm on the Right. People think we take "marching orders" from Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, or the Koch brothers? Hell, conservatives are the only real rebels left in American society. We're the ones who have the courage to say that we're not victims, that we don't care if Hollywood and the media disagree with us, and we're willing to advocate policies we think are good for the country even if we're called "mean" for it. You can be the biggest jerk in the world and you'll still be patted on the back for being "compassionate" by everyone from Lady Gaga to the teachers at your kid's school, to the New York Times if you're a liberal. Want to be slandered, demonized, and constantly accused of being things you're not because you believe in doing the right thing? Be a conservative.
5) I love women and I don't think they should be barefoot, pregnant, and chained in the house on a clothesline that runs between the bedroom and the kitchen. As a matter of fact, I'd say I'm more supportive of women than a lot of liberal feminists today because while I don't think women HAVE to be stay-at-home moms, I consider that to be every bit as much of a valid and important career choice as being a corporate VP. Also, isn't it a bit ironic that conservatives are accused of "hating women" in a country where Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are wildly popular on the Right, while liberal men launch non-stop misogynistic attacks at them and their families?
6) I'm a compassionate person. I give money to charity, I've bought groceries for people, and I've held fundraisers on my blog to raise money for people in need. In fact, one of the biggest reasons I'm a conservative is that I believe our philosophy is the best way to do good in people's lives and preserve the best things about this country for future generations. This baffles some liberals, who can't seem to understand how that can be the case when conservatives oppose so many government programs that "help" people. What they may be missing is that if the government is not an unalloyed good, but a "necessary evil," then its "help" is often as counter-productive as tossing shotguns into the middle of a drunken barfight so people can "protect" themselves. Compassion is about what you do personally, not what government programs you advocate funding with other people's money.
7) Although I'd like to see liberalism become as discredited as Nazism, I don't want to see any liberals shot, murdered, killed, blown up, sliced, diced, carved, cut, or eviscerated because they disagree with me politically -- and that includes abortion doctors. If we have a constitutional republic and you believe in the Constitution along with law and order, then you should believe in solving even extreme political disputes via political means, not via violence. Incidentally, I will also not shout down a liberal on stage at his own speech to try to prevent him from speaking, throw pies at him, toss glitter at him, engage in a citizen's arrest/kidnapping, or protest at a liberal's home, which we all know is nothing more than a veiled threat. Those are fascist tactics, which have no place in a democratic society and all decent people should speak out against that kind of behavior.
I was with you for a while, but there you lost me.
Bravo! Thanks for posting!
It doesn’t matter what you explain to them, that we’re not “bad guys”. This is engaging them on the surface issues that they use as a disguise (either knowingly or not) for the real agenda. This is “answering a fool according to his folly”, and being a fool like them.
The brass tacks come down to - if you oppose collectivism/communism, you are the enemy, and no amount of “conservative sensitivity” dialog is going to change that.
I don’t want to see any liberals shot, murdered, killed, blown up, sliced, diced, carved, cut, or eviscerated”
wussy RINO homo....
You know, you are really quite right. I think the author is trying to be humorous, but he is actually demonstrating a basic difference between real people and liberals.
Real people are humble, open to dialogue, generally governmed by reasonability; eager to forgive, help, share, encourage; generally not envious, angry, bitter or negative.
So this sort of “dialogue” is really a non-starter...not because of who we are, but because of who they are.
We simply need to quietly, systematically and non-emotionally defeat them.
Completely.
I take it that means you'd dive in there and do all the chores your "chained" wife could not perform. What a great guy - helping out with the household chores!
Thanks, I wrote them down. As Rush would say, “right on, right on.” I think that liberalism is on its way to becoming as discredited as Nazism. It’s about time, liberalism is the creed of ignorance, the gospel of envy, its inherent virue is the equal sharing of misery.
LOL!
you forgot the...s/. :)
Did I? I suppose I did....
We are on the march since 2010. In 2012 we will continue until the job is done. It is not as simple as changing government personnel - we have to make sure we are engaged with MSM, the courts and everywhere we see communism rear its pathetic little head until the serpent is roundly crushed. It may not be in my life time, but the fight must continue to regain our freedom from the monster that is tromping on Constitution and way of life. Too many sons and daughters have shed their blood to let some inept, narcissistic, America hating little Napoleon wanta be and his minions take our country from us.
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“conservatives are the only real rebels left in American society”
Bingo!
The author seems to miss a point here that "political" solutions are government solutions, and what characterizes government is coercion: violence by another name.
Very well said!! Thanks for posting!
I have one to add:
Even though I don’t agree with liberal media outlets, I don’t think they should be shut down and taken off the air. Everyone can just decide weather they want to view/listen and then vote with their feet. Liberals regarding Fox News/Talk Radio on the other hand...
Walter Williams stated in a column that the reason there is so much angst and ideological tension (hatred) in this country is that every issue has become a political matter, ie, one side trying to use 50% + 1 vote to force the other side to conform to their chosen way of living.
Of course, this is correct, but it is simply the LEFT that is insisting that everyone be a part of their collective utopia, and the right is using the political process to thwart that coercion.
Enforcing the 9th and 10th amendment would be the end of this tension, but it would also be the end of liberalism.
8) I will work, campaign, contribute and pray for your defeat at the polls on every election day in which you are up for election or reelection. While I don’t wish harm to you as a person, it is undeniably my duty as an American to take all lawful acts as a citizen to ensure you never reach the levers of power.
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