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| | Here are some common [[liberal]] tricks that many people fall for: | | Here are some common [[liberal]] tricks that many people fall for: |
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| − | * it doesn't hurt to try!
| + | # it doesn't hurt to try! |
| − | * everyone else supposedly believes in something so it must be right
| + | # everyone else supposedly believes in something so it must be right |
| − | * your [[parent]]s aren't cool
| + | # your [[parent]]s aren't cool |
| − | * [[Hollywood]] is cool
| + | # [[Hollywood]] is cool |
| − | * there is a shortage of everything we want
| + | # there is a shortage of everything we want |
| − | * [[prayer]] is for dummies, or is antiquated
| + | # [[prayer]] is for dummies, or is antiquated |
| − | * [[children|kids]] are getting smarter than old folks
| + | # [[children|kids]] are getting smarter than old folks |
| − | * atheism equals intelligence
| + | # smear your adversary with a highly offensive accusation or insinuation |
| − | * [[conservative]]s don't care about regular people
| + | # atheism equals intelligence |
| − | * [[vandalism]] is ok
| + | # [[conservative]]s don't care about regular people |
| − | * if you don't like it (something offensive on [[television]]), don't watch it (but they don't seem to go for ''if you don't like [[whale]]s being killed, don't watch them being killed'').
| + | # [[vandalism]] is ok |
| − | * don't kill the [[shark]] that attacked someone; the person invaded the shark's territory (ignoring/rejecting that all of creation was made for [[homo sapiens|man]]).
| + | # if you don't like it (something offensive on [[television]]), don't watch it (but they don't seem to go for ''if you don't like [[whale]]s being killed, don't watch them being killed''). |
| | + | # don't kill the [[shark]] that attacked someone; the person invaded the shark's territory (ignoring/rejecting that all of creation was made for [[homo sapiens|man]]). |
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| | (please add to list) | | (please add to list) |
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| | + | == Example == |
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| | + | Here is an example of an actual attempt at [[liberal tricks]]: |
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| | + | :This article, and many others on a similar line, are a sad demonstration of incipient mental illness. Andrew Schlafly appears to be an educated man - after all, he edited a legal journal which was later edited by [[Barack Obama]] (I assume that Andy's tenure wasn't a result of affirmative action in favour of the narrow minded and the bigoted) - yet his denunciations of 'liberalism' get ever wilder and more paranoid as his definition of that beknighted state become ever more encompassing. [[User:SiesindArschlossen|SiesindArschlossen]] 09:53, 24 February 2008 (EST) |
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| | + | The above example (by a non-American) attempts to smear a [[conservative]] by implying that he has a mental illness, reflecting ''liberal trick''' #8 above. To someone unfamiliar with '''liberal tricks''', this can be upsetting and intimidating. But once one realizes that this is a basic trick from the [[liberal]] playbook, its silliness and ineffectiveness becomes obvious. The [[liberal]]'s foolish tactic is then revealed for what it really is.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:02, 24 February 2008 (EST) |
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