One of the most difficult aspects of walking away from liberalism is having to admit that one fell for lies. No one likes being lied to, and most people like to think that they are too smart to fall for lies.
Becoming conservative is a voyage, a process that occurs in tiny increments.
My only criticism of this woman’s article is that she seems to equate distancing oneself from science and the scientific method as part of the process of rejecting liberalism. There is no need to reject science which, at its basis, is the attempt to describe and characterize the physical world as accurately as possible. Yes, abortion kills human beings. Yes, vaccines are the most significant medical advance in history. Yes, humans have been genetically engineering foods since prehistory without ill effect. Etc. Science, properly practiced, is not a political philosophy, despite the efforts of some on the left and right to make it one.
* cough * vaccines * cough *
o Discovery of germs
o Repairing accident bodily damage
o Discovery of the Insulin Fast cycle
Yes, humans have been genetically engineering foods since prehistory without ill effect
Oh really? People had microscopes and all the other tech stuff to genetically engineer plants hundreds and thousands of years ago? Do tell.
And vaccines is a mixed bag. I know you are a staunch defender of them, but they are a mixed bag. And I would not call them the most significant medical advance in history, but maybe you work in the field. Science, as many fields, is riddled with liars and hype and used for politics. It’s not pure.