[SMARTY]

Right-It’s my experience with Liberals that ‘objectivity’ is an alien concept for them. All decisions, all conclusions, all ‘perception’, all opinions, etc. begin and end with emotion... wholly apart from logic and demonstrated fact. They constantly cherry-pick what matters in THEIR mind

“There’s an enormous emotional and practical difference between accepting the world wholly and heartily or only grudgingly and in part.” William James

Liberals approach life and the world just as children do:

*What I want
*What I feel

That’s a phase Liberals never get past. For rational and mature adults, any decision, any opinion (their own or that of others) is effective, valid or workable ONLY to the extent that it is removed FROM emotion.

[A_perfect_lady]

Yep. Emotion rules. And I'll go a step further and admit that for too many atheists, Liberalism replaces Religion as the locus of their self-esteem. "Am I a good person?" They wonder. If one is a religious person, one can get reassurance via belief, or prayer, or confession, or ritual, or baptism, or works, or salvation, whatever your particular denomination offers. But many atheists abandon religion while retaining the need for reassurance. And many have an uneasy, underlying feeling that they are selfish little brats (they are.) So they embrace higher taxes for the rich to compensate for their own lack of generosity to others. They virtue signal and poke at others, while keeping their own lives as comfortable and protected as possible.

One of my best friends was this way. She was incredibly self-indulgent, and she knew she was. But she compensated by endorsing liberal ideas, criticizing conservatives, and voting accordingly. But never did she put herself out personally for her beliefs. She didn't even recycle. And she felt guilty! But she never changed anything. It was weird.