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Line 1: − #REDIRECT [[Mystery:Why do some conservatives suffer from "Conservapedia obsessive compulsive disorder"?]]Conservative principles are seldom based on reason. So why do non-conservatives still exist? Here are some reasons: + − + − (Estimates) − 40%: did not hear about conservative principles, their logic and full benefits until after they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider + − 20%: refuse to let go of their past, or let go of their desire for a sense of acceptance by liberal friends or teachers − 10%: convinced by the demonizing of conservatives and mistakenly feel that conservative benefits are available only to those who are from an intact family or privileged background − 10%: refuse to rise above their personal temptations, often self-destructive, and hate conservatives who criticize their self-indulgent behavior − 10%: bitterly unemployed, or having a salary or benefits that conservatives would reduce, such as public school teachers, and a refusal to rise above self-interest − 5%: were told off or disciplined once by a conservative, often a parent or ex-spouse, and harbor a grudge or refuse to rise above the animosity − 5%: like an anarchist, genuinely want to believe in and propagate what conservatives believe are destructive ideas − What Triggers Reconsideration of Liberal Beliefs? − What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates: − 25%: raising or teaching children, and liberal values are destructive + − 20%: a religious conversion followed by taking the Bible to heart + − + − 10%: a new friendship with someone who is conservative, and realizing how much good flows from the conservative values[1] + − 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as a youth is socially unexceptable among Christians + − + − 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways + − 5%: taking a convincing conservative course in economics, or learning it in the workforce[2] + − Cultural indoctrination − Brainwashing and deceit: − They pride themselves on doing well in school or reading the newspaper, can't accept that what they were taught was incorrect or biased. − Dangerous professors who impose their opinions upon vulnerable youth. − Television programs posing as comedies, such as South Park, Family Guy, and Hannah Montana, which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values − Exposed to incorrect liberal ideas throughout education. Standard American kindergartens up to the fourth grade. Wastes the potential of most children—does not expose them to foreign languages and other learning tasks their minds are obviously and mysteriously suited for. All helping to make them think they need liberal man-made structures that in fact limit their potential in a self-defeating sort of cycle. − Indoctrination by liberal churches which have a focus on biblical passages that [[User:Aschlafly|this guy]] thinks are liberal positions, eg. the adulteress story, the disciples holding everything in common, etc. − Failure to realize that modern science and modern wealth are the result of historical processes set into motion by God-fearing Christian Conservatives like Blaise Pascal, Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, and James Maxwell. (When the obvious importance of Christianity to these scientific figures' everyday lives comes up in an academic situation, dangerous professors—liberal historians and liberal scientists—have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".) − No exposure: − Current fashions in American professional behavior make expressions of Christian faith awkward in the workaday world. − Increasing zone of publicly funded anti-religious fanaticism (e.g., no prayer in public schools) − Spectacle of entertainment industry (e.g., movies and T.V.) cuts into traditionally popular Christian church social activities − Most univeristies and hospitals have forgotten or have been forced to deny (to get various grants and even retirement benefits for their professors) their religious roots. Catholic affiliated institutions remain one of the few exceptions (few or possibly no other body of Christians can make legitimate claims of offering modern Pastoral care as the Roman Catholic church) + + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − USmart rebellion against conservative parents. + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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Conservative principles are based on reason. So why do non-conservatives still exist? Here are some reasons:
Statistical Analysis
== Statistical Analysis ==
(Estimates)
:* 30%: did not hear about conservative principles, their logic and full benefits until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider
:* 15%: lack of desire to find the truth, and a greater desire in gaining attention, praise by liberal teachers, getting along by going along, and not standing up to liberal bullies
15%: a loss of a loved one that resulted from accepting or promoting liberal values.
:* 15%: refuse to let go of their past, especially their past mistakes and image
:* 10%: fooled by the demonizing of conservatives and mistakenly feel that conservative benefits are available only to those who are from an intact family or privileged background
:* 10%: refuse to rise above their personal temptations, often self-destructive, and hate conservatives who criticize their self-indulgent behavior
10%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead
:* 10%: bitterly unemployed, or having a salary or benefits that conservatives would reduce, such as public school teachers, and a refusal to rise above self-interest
:* 5%: were told off or disciplined once by a conservative, often a parent or ex-spouse, and harbor a grudge or refuse to rise above the animosity
:* 5%: like an anarchist, genuinely want to believe in and propagate destructive ideas
== What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? ==
What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates:
Peer Pressure:
:* 25%: raising or teaching children, and realizing how destructive liberal values are to many of them
They have liberal friends, and want their approval or acceptance.
:* 20%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart
They live in a predominantly liberal state or community and fear rejection from said community.
:* 15%: a loss of a loved one that resulted from accepting or promoting liberal values, as in losing a loved one to crime caused by pornography, drug addiction, gambling, etc.
Systemic bias:
:* 10%: a new friendship with someone who is conservative, and realizing how much good flows from the conservative values<ref>''See, e.g.'', the conversion of [[Ronald Reagan]] based in his friendship with his [[conservative]] father-in-law, Loyal Davis.[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921293,00.html]</ref>
Some people are inherently irrational, and are thus driven to liberal ideology.
:* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong
Their job and salary, such as working for public schools, depends on keeping conservatives out of power.
:* 10%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead
Media bias acts to caricature conservatism, making it seem unpalatable, conditioning people to reject its teachings.
:* 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways
Schools reward politically correct, liberal answers on tests.
:* 5%: taking a truthful course in [[economics]], or learning it in the workforce<ref>''See, e.g.'', the conversion of Nobel Laureate [[Ronald Coase]].</ref>
Negative focusing by the media highlights personal flaws of conservatives, driving people to choose to identify with liberals rather than be categorized with those traits.
See also: Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?
== Cultural indoctrination ==
Liberal characteristics
Poor abstract thinking:
*Brainwashing and deceit:
They have trouble understanding some of the slightly abstract concepts in conservatism, such as "more guns, less crime," and "less taxes, more revenue."
:* They pride themselves on doing well in school or reading the newspaper, can't accept that what they were taught was incorrect or biased.
They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism.
:* Dangerous professors who impose their opinions upon vulnerable youth.
Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term.
:* Television programs posing as comedies, such as [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]], and [[Hannah Montana]], which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values
Stereotyping: They knew a conservative whom they disliked for some reason, and tar all others with the same brush.
:* Exposed to incorrect liberal ideas throughout education. Standard American kindergartens up to the fourth grade. Wastes the potential of most children—does not expose them to foreign languages and other learning tasks their minds are obviously and mysteriously suited for. All helping to make them think they need liberal man-made structures that in fact limit their potential in a self-defeating sort of cycle.
Ignorance: politics isn't a priority for some people. Without any wish to learn to think for themselves, some liberals don't bother to think through what's right, and just go with what's "cool."
:* Indoctrination by liberal churches which have a disproportionate focus on biblical passages that appear to support liberal positions, eg. the adulteress story, the disciples holding everything in common, etc.
Closed-minded:
:* A blind obsession to be famous, act and imitate the ways of their famous idols, to absorb their ideals as their own.
They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views.
:* Failure to realize that modern science and modern wealth are the result of historical processes set into motion by God-fearing Christian Conservatives like [[Blaise Pascal]], [[Robert Boyle]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[James Maxwell]]. <small>(When the obvious importance of Christianity to these scientific figures' everyday lives comes up in an academic situation, dangerous professors—[[liberal]] historians and [[liberal]] scientists—have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".)</small>
They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go.
:*Elementary through high school textbooks having appalling and reprehensible omissions on the basic facts of American life (religion, marriage, politics, and business)<ref> ''Censorship: Evidence of Bias in Our Children's textbooks'', [[Paul C. Vitz]], Servant Books, 1986, ISBN 0-89283-305-X, (this book contains the results of a federally funded research project analyzing children's textbooks) </ref>
Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal parents
Naivety:
*No exposure:
Non-conservatives demonstrate just how prone mankind is to arrogance.
:* Current fashions in American professional behavior make expressions of Christian faith awkward in the workaday world.
An admiration for historical figures whom liberals claim were liberals.
:* Increasing zone of publicly funded anti-religious fanaticism (e.g., no prayer in public schools)
A desire for large government inculcated by personal weakness and reluctance to take personal responsibility.
:* Spectacle of entertainment industry (e.g., movies and T.V.) cuts into traditionally popular Christian church social activities
Impressionable individuals buying into Bush derangement syndrome, and reacting with emotion rather than reason.
:* Most univeristies and hospitals have forgotten or have been forced to deny (to get various grants and even retirement benefits for their professors) their religious roots. Catholic affiliated institutions remain one of the few exceptions (few or possibly no other body of Christians can make legitimate claims of offering modern [[Pastoral care]] as the Roman Catholic church)
Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting.
Self-destructive or contrarian behavior:
Some choose to do what is rational.
*Peer Pressure:
:* They have liberal friends, and want their approval or acceptance.
Determined to prove their "independence of mind" by denying deceitful authority
:* They live in a predominantly liberal state or community and fear rejection from said community.
*Systemic bias:
:* Some people are [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|inherently irrational]], and are thus driven to liberal ideology.
:* Their job and salary, such as working for public schools, depends on keeping conservatives out of power.
:* Media bias acts to caricature conservatism, making it seem unpalatable, conditioning people to reject its teachings.
:* Schools reward politically correct, liberal answers on tests.
:* Negative focusing by the media highlights personal flaws of conservatives, driving people to choose to identify with liberals rather than be categorized with those traits.
*See also: [[Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?]]
== Liberal characteristics ==
*Poor abstract thinking:
:* They have trouble understanding some of the slightly abstract concepts in conservatism, such as "more guns, less crime," and "less taxes, more revenue."
:* They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism.
:* Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term.
:* Stereotyping: They knew a conservative whom they disliked for some reason, and tar all others with the same brush.
:* Ignorance: politics isn't a priority for some people. Without any wish to learn to think for themselves, some liberals don't bother to think through what's right, and just go with what's "cool."
*Closed-minded:
:* They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views.
:* They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go.
:* Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal parents
*Naivety:
:* Non-conservatives demonstrate just how prone mankind is to arrogance.
:* An admiration for historical figures whom liberals claim were liberals.
:* A desire for large government inculcated by personal weakness and reluctance to take personal responsibility.
:* Impressionable individuals buying into [[Bush derangement syndrome]], and reacting with emotion rather than reason.
:* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting.
*Self-destructive or contrarian behavior:
:* Some choose to do what is irrational.
:* Use of mind-altering drugs, which encourages one to become a liberal to reconcile the cognitive dissonance, or dulls mental acuity resulting in mindless conformity.
:* Sexual experimentation to make up for lack of self-esteem, often with multiple partners, with partners of the same gender, or in public places
:* Unthinking rebellion against conservative parents.
:* Determined to prove their "independence of mind" by denying authority
==See Also==
*[[Mystery:Why do some liberals suffer from "Conservapedia obsessive compulsive disorder"?]]
== References ==
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