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| | *The claim that neither [[evil]] nor the [[devil]] exist. | | *The claim that neither [[evil]] nor the [[devil]] exist. |
| | *The claim that government titles make someone important or significant. | | *The claim that government titles make someone important or significant. |
| − | *The claim that there is man-made "[[global warming]]".<ref>[http://www.nowpublic.com/some-exasperating-liberal-myths Some Exasperating Liberal Myths] NowPublic.com, August 27, 2007</ref> | + | *The claim that there is man-made "[[global warming]]."<ref>[http://www.nowpublic.com/some-exasperating-liberal-myths Some Exasperating Liberal Myths] NowPublic.com, August 27, 2007</ref> |
| | *The claim that [[Earth]] and the universe are billions of years old. | | *The claim that [[Earth]] and the universe are billions of years old. |
| | *The claim that government regulations create jobs. | | *The claim that government regulations create jobs. |
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| | *The claim that [[nationalism]] is the opposite of [[patriotism]].<ref name="Hazony2018">Hazony, Yoram (August 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837 The Liberty of Nations]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref><ref>Gregor, A. James (November 18, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/18/gregor-the-false-dichotomy-of-nationalism-versus-patriotism/ Gregor: The False Dichotomy of Nationalism Versus Patriotism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2018.</ref><ref>Ryun, Ned (November 15, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-vs-macron-what-the-french-president-doesnt-understand-about-nationalism Trump vs. Macron: What the French president doesn't understand about nationalism]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 15, 2018.</ref> | | *The claim that [[nationalism]] is the opposite of [[patriotism]].<ref name="Hazony2018">Hazony, Yoram (August 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837 The Liberty of Nations]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved August 25, 2018.</ref><ref>Gregor, A. James (November 18, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/18/gregor-the-false-dichotomy-of-nationalism-versus-patriotism/ Gregor: The False Dichotomy of Nationalism Versus Patriotism]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2018.</ref><ref>Ryun, Ned (November 15, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-vs-macron-what-the-french-president-doesnt-understand-about-nationalism Trump vs. Macron: What the French president doesn't understand about nationalism]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 15, 2018.</ref> |
| | *The claim that Early American [[Pilgrim]]s were illegal immigrants when there were no such things as national boundaries in what is now the United States prior to its establishment.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/26/msnbc-analyst-on-thanksgiving-pilgrims-were-illegal-immigrants-indians-99-percenters/ MSNBC Analyst On Thanksgiving: Pilgrims Were “Illegal Immigrants,” Indians 99 Percenters], [[Weasel Zippers]], November 26, 2011.</ref> No government or immigration laws were in existence at the time. | | *The claim that Early American [[Pilgrim]]s were illegal immigrants when there were no such things as national boundaries in what is now the United States prior to its establishment.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/26/msnbc-analyst-on-thanksgiving-pilgrims-were-illegal-immigrants-indians-99-percenters/ MSNBC Analyst On Thanksgiving: Pilgrims Were “Illegal Immigrants,” Indians 99 Percenters], [[Weasel Zippers]], November 26, 2011.</ref> No government or immigration laws were in existence at the time. |
| − | *The claim that human beings are beginning to overpopulate. This myth is used as an attempt to justify abortion and the theory of anthropogenic "global warming". | + | *The claim that human beings are beginning to overpopulate. This myth is used as an attempt to justify abortion and the theory of anthropogenic "global warming." |
| | *The claim that people today are more knowledgeable and intelligent than in prior centuries. | | *The claim that people today are more knowledgeable and intelligent than in prior centuries. |
| | *The claim that the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] tax cuts substantially reduced 2006 revenues and expanded the [[budget]] deficit. | | *The claim that the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] tax cuts substantially reduced 2006 revenues and expanded the [[budget]] deficit. |
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| | *The claim that [[Saddam Hussein]] was not seeking to buy yellowcake Uranium.<ref>[http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/14/tenet-niger/ Tenet Agrees To Cooperate With Congressional Investigation Into Niger Fraud] ThinkProgress, May 14, 2007</ref> | | *The claim that [[Saddam Hussein]] was not seeking to buy yellowcake Uranium.<ref>[http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/14/tenet-niger/ Tenet Agrees To Cooperate With Congressional Investigation Into Niger Fraud] ThinkProgress, May 14, 2007</ref> |
| | *The claim that the [[9/11]] Islamic terrorist attacks were an "inside job" by the [[USA]]. | | *The claim that the [[9/11]] Islamic terrorist attacks were an "inside job" by the [[USA]]. |
| − | *The claim that Foreign Intelligence & Surveillance Act (FISA) is for spying on Americans.<ref>[https://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/35928prs20080709.html Senate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill] ACLU, July 9, 2008</ref> | + | *The claim that the Foreign Intelligence & Surveillance Act (FISA) is for spying on Americans.<ref>[https://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/35928prs20080709.html Senate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill] ACLU, July 9, 2008</ref> |
| | *The claim that [[big government]] will benefit its citizens.<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/politics/candidates_public_service/2008/09/11/130009.html McCain, Obama Discuss Views on Public Service] Ap, September 11, 2008</ref> | | *The claim that [[big government]] will benefit its citizens.<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/politics/candidates_public_service/2008/09/11/130009.html McCain, Obama Discuss Views on Public Service] Ap, September 11, 2008</ref> |
| | *The claim that [[military]] recruits are poor and uneducated.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/research/nationalsecurity/cda05-08.cfm Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits] Heritage Foundation, November 7, 2005</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200612/ai_n17197505 Rangel Is Wrong About Recruits] Human Events, December 4, 2006</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/kerry.mccain/ Bush on Kerry remark: U.S. troops are 'plenty smart'] CNN, November 1, 2006</ref> | | *The claim that [[military]] recruits are poor and uneducated.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/research/nationalsecurity/cda05-08.cfm Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits] Heritage Foundation, November 7, 2005</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200612/ai_n17197505 Rangel Is Wrong About Recruits] Human Events, December 4, 2006</ref><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/kerry.mccain/ Bush on Kerry remark: U.S. troops are 'plenty smart'] CNN, November 1, 2006</ref> |
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| | *The claim that [[fake news]] is a conservative problem, when in fact it is a liberal problem. | | *The claim that [[fake news]] is a conservative problem, when in fact it is a liberal problem. |
| | *The claim that the [[Democratic Party]] is moderate, centrist, or even center-right compared to left-wing political parties and their platforms elsewhere, mainly Western Europe, with the ultra-rare exceptions of moderates [[Joe Manchin]], [[Kyrsten Sinema]], and [[Tulsi Gabbard]]. | | *The claim that the [[Democratic Party]] is moderate, centrist, or even center-right compared to left-wing political parties and their platforms elsewhere, mainly Western Europe, with the ultra-rare exceptions of moderates [[Joe Manchin]], [[Kyrsten Sinema]], and [[Tulsi Gabbard]]. |
| − | *The claim that they are better than those who disagree with them themselves. They open fire on anyone who doesn't agree with them, particularly conservatives and fundamentalist and biblical Christians, calling them false (and thus meaningless) slur words such as "fascist," "racist," "bigoted," "sexist," "misogynistic," "neo-Nazi," etc. They do this without realizing that the people they name-call are oftentimes more friendly and caring than themselves. | + | *The claim that they are better than those who disagree with them. They open fire on anyone who doesn't agree with them, particularly conservatives and fundamentalist and biblical Christians, calling them false (and thus meaningless) slur words such as "fascist," "racist," "bigoted," "sexist," "misogynistic," "neo-Nazi," etc. They do this without realizing that the people they name-call are oftentimes more friendly and caring than themselves. |
| | *The claim that [[Islam]] "has always been part of the American fabric" even as far back as the American Revolution.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/29/cnns-crusade-declare-islam-part-americas-founding/ CNN’s W. Kamau Bell: Islam Part of America’s Founding]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 29, 2017.</ref> | | *The claim that [[Islam]] "has always been part of the American fabric" even as far back as the American Revolution.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (May 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/05/29/cnns-crusade-declare-islam-part-americas-founding/ CNN’s W. Kamau Bell: Islam Part of America’s Founding]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 29, 2017.</ref> |
| | *The claim that it's impossible to be racist against White people because racism requires prejudice + power which is not only not the definition of racism, but it is also not even true that non-whites don't have institutional power to harm whites. False accusations of racism have been used to attack white people many times<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/360083-systemic-racism-is-so-rare-in-america-the-media-just-cant-stop-lying</ref> | | *The claim that it's impossible to be racist against White people because racism requires prejudice + power which is not only not the definition of racism, but it is also not even true that non-whites don't have institutional power to harm whites. False accusations of racism have been used to attack white people many times<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/360083-systemic-racism-is-so-rare-in-america-the-media-just-cant-stop-lying</ref> |
| − | *The claim that conservatives are war hawks, even though since 1900, it was Democrats that got the United States involved in wars, with the exception of the Bushes, as Republicans Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon withdrew from Korea and Vietnam respectively. | + | *The claim that conservatives are war hawks, even though since 1900, it was Democrats that got the United States involved in most of the wars, with the exception of the Bushes and Trump in his second term, as Republicans Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon withdrew from the [[Korean War]] and [[Vietnam War]], respectively. |
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| | == Liberal myths about Donald Trump == | | == Liberal myths about Donald Trump == |