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| | ===Personal traits=== | | ===Personal traits=== |
| − | #Unjustified claims of expertise, authority or knowledge | + | #Unjustified claims of expertise, authority or knowledge. |
| − | #Deny the obvious and embrace the implausible; see examples of [[liberal denial]] | + | #Deny the obvious and embrace the implausible; see examples of [[liberal denial]]. |
| − | #Denial of accountability | + | #Denial of accountability or responsibility. |
| − | #Concealing one's liberal views rather than admitting them | + | #Concealing one's liberal views rather than admitting them. |
| − | #Attempting to appear smarter than others, when often the opposite is true | + | #Attempting to appear smarter than others (most often accompanied by the display of a know-it-all attitude), when often the opposite is true. |
| − | #Attempting to appear more reasonable than others, when often the opposite is true | + | #Attempting to appear more reasonable than others, when often the opposite is true. |
| − | #Preference for obscenity and profanity<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]]</ref> | + | #Thinking they have all the answers in reply to anyone and everyone who challenges them on their claimed expertise or knowledge. |
| − | #Often displaying childish behavior and a lack of maturity (which often goes hand-in-hand with the need to use obscenity/profanity, particularly if the commenters are young) | + | #Preference for obscenity and profanity.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]]</ref> |
| | + | #Often displaying childish behavior and a lack of maturity (which often goes hand-in-hand with the need to use obscenity/profanity, particularly if the commenters are young). |
| | #Silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref> | | #Silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref> |
| − | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke" <ref>[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> | + | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke".<ref>[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> |
| − | #Resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]] | + | #Resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]. |
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| | ===Politics=== | | ===Politics=== |