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#over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy
 
#over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy
 
#hostility to [[faith]]
 
#hostility to [[faith]]
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#insistence on censoring certain speech, such as a description of [[The Flood]] or even teaching children about a massive flood, despite its acceptance by a majority of Americans
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#insistence on censoring certain speech, such as a description of [[The Flood]] or even teaching children about a massive flood, despite its acceptance by a majority of Americans{{fact}}
 
#believing that the education of children is for [[liberals]] to control
 
#believing that the education of children is for [[liberals]] to control
 
#believing that [[conservatives]] will fail, and refusing to accept when they succeed, as when [[George W. Bush]] won in 2000
 
#believing that [[conservatives]] will fail, and refusing to accept when they succeed, as when [[George W. Bush]] won in 2000
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#often declare that an adversary should be "ashamed of himself," while never saying that about a fellow [[liberal]] (such as [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Bill Clinton]])<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page#I.27m_Done Porthos on 27 September 2007 </ref>
 
#often declare that an adversary should be "ashamed of himself," while never saying that about a fellow [[liberal]] (such as [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Bill Clinton]])<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page#I.27m_Done Porthos on 27 September 2007 </ref>
 
#willing to give away everything held dear by the majority to avoid serious conflict (such as the [[appeasement]] of Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]], or those [[liberal]]s who wish to pull our troops out of Iraq, and embolden the [[terrorist]]s).
 
#willing to give away everything held dear by the majority to avoid serious conflict (such as the [[appeasement]] of Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]], or those [[liberal]]s who wish to pull our troops out of Iraq, and embolden the [[terrorist]]s).
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#using [[hyperbole]] instead of fact-based logic in an attempt to tug at people's emotions rather than appealing to their sense of reason.
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#using [[hyperbole]] instead of fact-based logic in an attempt to tug at people's emotions rather than appealing to their sense of reason.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/30/MNGVNA3PE11.DTL Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools]</ref>
 
#often long-winded and verbose, and in debates [[liberals]] often consume more than their fair share of the alloted time, leaving less time for the other side.
 
#often long-winded and verbose, and in debates [[liberals]] often consume more than their fair share of the alloted time, leaving less time for the other side.
 
#attempting to control the rules of evidence used in a debate. For example, claiming that [[Young Earth Creationism]] is false, and then refusing to allow supporting evidence by claiming that the scientists are religiously motivated.
 
#attempting to control the rules of evidence used in a debate. For example, claiming that [[Young Earth Creationism]] is false, and then refusing to allow supporting evidence by claiming that the scientists are religiously motivated.
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#selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain.
 
#selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain.
 
#believing that bureaucratic honors or appointments are meaningful achievements.
 
#believing that bureaucratic honors or appointments are meaningful achievements.
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#silly demands for apologies.
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#silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref>
 
#can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]).
 
#can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]).
 
#inability or unwillingness to differentiate between genuine conservative arguments and parodies of conservative arguments.
 
#inability or unwillingness to differentiate between genuine conservative arguments and parodies of conservative arguments.
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