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| | Conservative principles are based on reason. So why do non-conservatives still exist? Here are some reasons: | | Conservative principles are based on reason. So why do non-conservatives still exist? Here are some reasons: |
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| | + | WARNING: NO STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE TO BACK UP ANY OF THE CLAIMS PUT FORTH HERE. THIS IS ARBITRARY CONJECTURE THAT IS NOT ROOTED IN THE REALM OF FACT OR SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. |
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| | == Statistical Analysis == | | == Statistical Analysis == |
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| − | (Estimates) | + | (Estimates based purely on conjecture and not fact) |
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| | :* 25%: did not hear about conservative principles until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider | | :* 25%: did not hear about conservative principles until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider |
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| | == What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? == | | == What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? == |
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| − | What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates: | + | What triggers reconsideration of liberal beliefs? Here are some estimates based on conjecture and not fact: |
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| | :* 25%: raising or teaching children, and realizing how destructive liberal values are to many of them | | :* 25%: raising or teaching children, and realizing how destructive liberal values are to many of them |
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| | == Cultural indoctrination == | | == Cultural indoctrination == |
| | + | Arbitrary and based on a lack of fact |
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| | *Brainwashing and deceit: | | *Brainwashing and deceit: |
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| | *No exposure: | | *No exposure: |
| | :* Current fashions in American professional behavior make expressions of Christian faith awkward in the workaday world. | | :* 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) | + | :* Increasing zone of publicly funded anti-religious fanaticism (e.g., no prayer in public schools since the Constitution, the core body of our Law, mandates a separation of Church and State) |
| | :* Spectacle of entertainment industry (e.g., movies and T.V.) cuts into traditionally popular Christian church social activities | | :* 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) | + | :* Most universities 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) |
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| | *Peer Pressure: | | *Peer Pressure: |
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| | *See also: [[Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?]] | | *See also: [[Mystery:Why Do Black Americans Vote For Liberal Candidates?]] |
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| − | == Liberal characteristics == | + | == Liberal characteristics == Based on conjecture with no basis in fact |
| | *Poor abstract thinking: | | *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 have trouble understanding some of the slightly abstract concepts in conservatism, such as "more guns, less crime," and "less taxes, more revenue." |