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Conservative principles are based on reason{{citation needed}}.  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:

== Statistical Analysis ==

== Statistical Analysis ==

(Estimates)

(Estimates)

:* 20% {{citation needed}}: did not hear about conservative principles until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider

:* 20%: did not hear about conservative principles until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider

:* 23.7%: genuinely lack of desire to find the truth, and instead desire attention, praise by liberal teachers, getting along by going along, and not standing up to liberal bullies

:* 10%: genuinely lack of desire to find the truth, and instead desire attention, praise by liberal teachers, getting along by going along, and not standing up to liberal bullies

:* 10%: refuse to forgive themselves and let go of their past mistakes and image

:* 10%: refuse to forgive themselves and let go of their past mistakes and image

:* 10%: believe myths created around government programs like the "New Deal" that liberal policies create jobs instead of destroying them and depriving people of liberty through government control.

:* 10%: believe myths created around government programs like the "New Deal" that liberal policies create jobs instead of destroying them and depriving people of liberty through government control.

:* 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.

:* 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.

:* A blind obsession to be famous, act and imitate the ways of their famous idols, to absorb their ideals as their own.

:* A blind obsession to be famous, act and imitate the ways of their famous idols, to absorb their ideals as their own.

:* Failure to realize that all modern science and modern wealth are unequivocally the result of historical processes set into motion by God-fearing Christian Conservatives{{citation needed}} like [[Blaise Pascal]], [[Robert Boyle]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[James Maxwell]]. Without Christianity, physics would not work. <small>(When the obvious importance of  Christianity to these scientific figures' everyday lives comes up in an academic situation, dangerous professors&mdash;[[liberal]] historians and [[liberal]] scientists&mdash;have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".){{citation needed}}</small>

:* 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&mdash;[[liberal]] historians and [[liberal]] scientists&mdash;have been known to label it as "some mental disorder".)</small>

:*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>

:*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>

:*For decades Universities have discriminated against hiring conservatives, especially social conservatives and religious believers.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zGOuAAAACAAJ A Student's Guide to Religious Studies], D. G. Hart, ISI Books, 2005, ISBN 1932236589, 9781932236583, 108 pages; see page 38 and note on page 107. </ref> This has resulted in most college graduates being exposed to liberals prejudiced against conservatives and conservative thought. These graduates become the teachers and other professionals who are unwitting soldiers in liberalism's battle against a Christian Reformed, Roman-Catholic/Anglican/Orthodox, obedient-to-God reality.

:*For decades Universities have discriminated against hiring conservatives, especially social conservatives and religious believers.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zGOuAAAACAAJ A Student's Guide to Religious Studies], D. G. Hart, ISI Books, 2005, ISBN 1932236589, 9781932236583, 108 pages; see page 38 and note on page 107. </ref> This has resulted in most college graduates being exposed to liberals prejudiced against conservatives and conservative thought. These graduates become the teachers and other professionals who are unwitting soldiers in liberalism's battle against a Christian Reformed, Roman-Catholic/Anglican/Orthodox, obedient-to-God reality.

*No exposure:

*No exposure:

:* Current fashions in American professional behavior make expressions of Christian faith awkward in the workaday world. {{citation needed}}

:* 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)

:* 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

*Systemic bias:  

*Systemic bias:  

:* Some people are [[The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness|inherently irrational]], and are thus driven to liberal ideology.

:* 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.  

:* 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.

:* Media bias acts to caricature conservatism, making it seem unpalatable, conditioning people to reject its teachings.

:* Schools reward politically correct, liberal answers on tests. {{citation needed}}

:* 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.

:* 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.