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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<<No wonder you call yourself two step. You do the two step where Obama is concerned>>
i'm not sure what you mean? but thanks.
~That is the group that contains the ones who said they would leave the USA if Bush got elected.
That's it?
Sorry, I confused you with someone else.
I'm a bit lost by the whole thing (apparently I'm not and know exactly what's going on - wish that were true LOL).
I personally couldn't care less if most all of
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