Debunking "liberals don't think"
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| Fri, 10-17-2008 - 1:37pm |
I have often read the phrase "those liberals don't think, they only feel." Accompanying this phrase is often the analogy of Obama supporters as sheep who are so blinded by the light of Obama's celebrity that they fail to consider the issues carefully or logically.
First, I wanted to say that most liberals I know DO feel. They are very empathetic, compassionate people who do want to ease suffering in the world. I think that most conservatives are the same way. But liberals are not stupid. In fact, if you look at the data, higher levels of education are correlated with more liberal attitudes, although once you get into people with graduate degrees, the correlation flattens. The faculty at more prestigious universities also tend to be more liberal than the faculty at less prestigious universities. This is not to say that there are not highly intelligent people who are also conservative. My point is simply that saying liberals "don't think, they only feel" is simply a false explanation for disagreement.
Can't we all agree that two intelligent people considering the exact same information might come to different conclusions? Can't we all agree that two intelligent people carefully and logically considering the issues might still choose to vote for different presidential candidates? If we want to get over the polarization in our society, we need to stop thinking of people who disagree as being idiots.



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how is this "unjustly" connecting mccain to bush?
McCain's Record
Presidential Support -
Rep. Nominee John McCain with President George W. Bush:
Year/Support/Oppose
2008 (to 05/15/08)/100%/0%
2007/95%/5%
2006/89%/11%
2005/77%/23%
2004/92%/8%
2003/91%/9%
2002/90%/10%
2001/91%/9%
Sources: FactCheck.org
McCain: "On The Transcendent Issues, The Most Important Issues Of Our Day, I Have Been Totally In Agreement And Support Of President Bush." On "Meet the Press," Russert said, "The fact is you are different than George Bush." McCain told Russert, "No. No. I--the fact is that I'm different but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. On the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I have been totally in agreement and support of President Bush…. But I will argue my conservative record voting with anyone's, \ and I will also submit that my support for President Bush has been active and very impassioned on issues that are important to the American people.…So I strongly disagree with any assertion that I've been more at odds with the president of the United States than I have been in agreement with him." >
And yet if you check Snopes, Fact Check is wrong about a lot of the things you posted. You might want to check the actual Congressional record instead of using Fact check for your facts next time.
I guess we just know different liberals.
Congressional record aside, the McCain quote was correct.
May I ask what this has to do with most liberals acting like arrogant elitists? Or are you purposely trying to change the subject?
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-it has nothing to do with that. but i would like to see some proof that most liberals are acting like arrogant elitists.
what is does have to do with is your statement below
<<...which is why they try to unjustly tie John McCain to George Bush, as if they're still running against Bush instead of McCain.>>
Perhaps you should answer that yourself. I am no fan of McCain, and if it weren't for Palin, I would probably write in Spongebob Squarepants for president for my grandson. I am definitely no fan of Obama's. There are too many unanswered questions surrounding him and his associations with Ayers, Wright, Flager, Rezko, and Calypso Louie. He has already gone out of his way to make elitist comments about people who cling to their guns and Bibles. I think the man is obscenely elitist.
Edited 10/18/2008 2:14 am ET by shawk856
Perhaps you should answer that yourself. >>
-why would i research the details to prove your argument?
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-so back to my original questions.
~May I ask what this has to do with most liberals acting like arrogant elitists? Or are you purposely trying to change the subject?~
I was responding to these words of yours, in post 4597.22, "And yet if you check Snopes, Fact Check is wrong about a lot of the things you posted."
Now that I've answered your question, please consider answering mine.
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