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| | [[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama; the emphasis is on the claims that he is a "messiah," and is an example of liberal deification of a government official in accordance with point #13.]] | | [[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama; the emphasis is on the claims that he is a "messiah," and is an example of liberal deification of a government official in accordance with point #13.]] |
| − | '''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, [[denial|deny]] or [[Censorship|censor]] the truth for ideological reasons. The root cause of liberal denial is a desire to deny [[Jesus Christ]], and ultimately the existence of [[God]]. A list of examples of [[liberal denial]] are the following: | + | '''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, [[denial|deny]] or [[Censorship|censor]] the truth for ideological reasons. The root cause of liberal denial is a desire to deny [[Jesus Christ]], and ultimately the existence of [[God]]. A list of examples of '''liberal denial''' are the following: |
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| | # Liberals continue to deny that [[George W. Bush]] defeated [[Al Gore]] for president in 2000 (e.g., Joe Biden denied it in remarks on June 12, 2013; Al Gore himself denied it in remarks on August 4, 2017). | | # Liberals continue to deny that [[George W. Bush]] defeated [[Al Gore]] for president in 2000 (e.g., Joe Biden denied it in remarks on June 12, 2013; Al Gore himself denied it in remarks on August 4, 2017). |
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| | # Lies about a phony armed robbery were spread by the [[liberal media]] in smearing the gracious host of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and yet [[liberals]] did not fully correct and apologize for the lies even after [[Brazil]]ians worked hard to uncover the truth. | | # Lies about a phony armed robbery were spread by the [[liberal media]] in smearing the gracious host of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], and yet [[liberals]] did not fully correct and apologize for the lies even after [[Brazil]]ians worked hard to uncover the truth. |
| | # [[Terrorism]] was not mentioned, not even once, during the entire first day of the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 2016, despite increasing numbers of widely reported terrorism having occurred in Florida, in France, and elsewhere. | | # [[Terrorism]] was not mentioned, not even once, during the entire first day of the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 2016, despite increasing numbers of widely reported terrorism having occurred in Florida, in France, and elsewhere. |
| − | # [[Obama]] refused to mention ISIS, radical Islam, or Islamic extremism in his comments on the worst attack since [[9/11]] -- a mass murder committed by an admitted supporter of ISIS in a Florida nightclub in June 2016. | + | # [[Obama]] refused to mention ISIS, radical Islam, or Islamic extremism in his comments on the worst attack since [[9/11]]—a mass murder committed by an admitted supporter of ISIS in a Florida nightclub in June 2016. |
| | # Deny that the much-publicized "proof" of the [[general theory of relativity]] in 1919 was, in fact, scientific misconduct by [[Arthur Eddington]] who "cherry-picked"<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brooks/scientists-behaving-badly_b_1448729.html</ref> his data to reach his desired result, which would have gotten him expelled from any PhD program worth its salt today. | | # Deny that the much-publicized "proof" of the [[general theory of relativity]] in 1919 was, in fact, scientific misconduct by [[Arthur Eddington]] who "cherry-picked"<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brooks/scientists-behaving-badly_b_1448729.html</ref> his data to reach his desired result, which would have gotten him expelled from any PhD program worth its salt today. |
| | # Deny the lack of racial diversity on the women's [[World Cup]] 2015 team, which had an all-white coaching staff and an all-white starting line-up. | | # Deny the lack of racial diversity on the women's [[World Cup]] 2015 team, which had an all-white coaching staff and an all-white starting line-up. |
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| | # Liberals deny that [[Homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons | | # Liberals deny that [[Homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons |
| | # Liberals deny that reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime | | # Liberals deny that reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime |
| − | # Liberals deny that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref> [http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: | + | # Liberals deny that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref>[http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology: The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>) |
| − | The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>) | |
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| | == Liberal denialism and Donald Trump == | | == Liberal denialism and Donald Trump == |
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| | '''Economics''' | | '''Economics''' |
| | # That reducing taxes stimulates the [[economy]] | | # That reducing taxes stimulates the [[economy]] |
| − | # That privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport | + | # That privately run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport |
| | # That [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities | | # That [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities |
| | # That free trade strengthens global democracies | | # That free trade strengthens global democracies |
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| | '''Health and medicine''' | | '''Health and medicine''' |
| − | # That [[Socialized_medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref> | + | # That [[Socialized medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref> |
| | # That obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world | | # That obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world |
| | # That eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health. | | # That eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health. |
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| | Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier. | | Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier. |
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| − | Liberals like to bash President Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term: the [[Rwanda]] massacre occurred, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]] and the bombing campaign against Iraq. Also, [[liberals]] will deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest. | + | Liberals like to bash President Bush as a war monger and cite [[President Clinton]] for his eight years of peace and prosperity. Liberals will deny record low unemployment, more people owning their homes and President Bush going after [[terrorists]] while protecting Americans from further attacks. Liberals will selectively forget that during Clinton's term: the [[Rwanda]] massacre occurred, the bombing of the USS Cole, the war in the [[Balkans]], the two US embassies bombed in [[Africa]], the Kobar tower bombing in Saudi Arabia, the [[Somalia]] conflict, the missile strike against [[Afghanistan]] and the bombing campaign against Iraq. Also, [[liberals]] will deny that Clinton's economic policy ignored a series of high-profile companies that eventually collapsed due to fraud: Enron, Tyco, Worldcom and Qwest. |
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| | As part of their denial, liberals often use the word "denial" pejoratively against conservatives. Alleging that conservatives are [[racist]] and reject [[science]], they use terms like "[[global warming]] deniers" and "[[climate change]] deniers" in an attempt to link conservative viewpoints with [[Holocaust denial]], [[Nazism]], [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]], and [[pseudoscience]]. | | As part of their denial, liberals often use the word "denial" pejoratively against conservatives. Alleging that conservatives are [[racist]] and reject [[science]], they use terms like "[[global warming]] deniers" and "[[climate change]] deniers" in an attempt to link conservative viewpoints with [[Holocaust denial]], [[Nazism]], [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]], and [[pseudoscience]]. |
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| | *[[Longest liberal denials]] | | *[[Longest liberal denials]] |
| | {{liberalism}} | | {{liberalism}} |
| − | [[category:Liberal Traits]] | + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] |