One of the most disturbing things to me is the Left’s perception of “truth”.
If you listen to them, they often say things like “That’s YOUR truth”, and it illustrates that to them, “truth” is malleable.
We all know that a large part of truth to many people is perception, what the senses tell them, and it is not uncommon for people witnessing an event to have very different versions of what they saw.
But the fact is that humans are flawed, our senses and our perceptions run through the filter of our bodies and environment are often flawed.
And that highlights one of the most dramatic differences between Conservatives and Leftists:
Conservatives must exercise a high degree of introspection which requires thought and conscious effort. We not only recognize we are flawed and CAN be wrong, but we are forced through the efforts of the Left to constantly do critical examinations of our belief systems and be prepared to defend them, simply because they are constantly being derided and attacked by the Left.
The Left has no such imposition or obligation, and they instead lean on groupthink and the weight they feel that imparts on their belief systems. We see that demonstrated time and time again in every single issue ranging from environmentalism to abortion.
You are talking about some of the younger members of my family. When I tell them about personal experience that don’t fit their worldview I’m told that’s my mythology.
Truer words have not been spoken. Been saying the same for years. The Left is ideological and intellectually lazy.