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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 conservatives still exist? Here are some reasons: |
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| | == Statistical Analysis == | | == Statistical Analysis == |
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| − | (Estimates) | + | (Estimates the CP) |
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| − | :* 20%: 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 scientific principles until ''after'' they made up their mind and, perhaps due to pervasive societal bias, refuse to reconsider |
| − | :* 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%: genuinely lack of desire to find the truth, and instead desire attention, praise by conservative teachers, getting along by going along, and not standing up to conservative 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%: TITS OR GTFO |
| | :* 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%: 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%: refuse to rise above their personal temptations, often self-destructive, and hate conservatives who criticize their self-indulgent behavior |
| | :* 10%: feel that they deserve to make more money than they do, as in public school teachers and university professors, and refuse to rise above self-interest | | :* 10%: feel that they deserve to make more money than they do, as in public school teachers and university professors, and refuse to rise above self-interest |
| | :* 10%: harbor a grudge against a conservative, typically a parent but sometimes an ex-spouse, and refuse to forgive or rise above the animosity | | :* 10%: harbor a grudge against a conservative, typically a parent but sometimes an ex-spouse, and refuse to forgive or rise above the animosity |
| − | :* 5%: like an anarchist, genuinely want to believe in and propagate destructive ideas | + | :* 5%: like an anarchist, genuinely want to believe in and propagate peaceful ideas |
| | :* 5%: are susceptible to marketing and suggestion to an overlarge degree. | | :* 5%: are susceptible to marketing and suggestion to an overlarge degree. |
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| − | == What Triggers Reconsideration of [[Liberal]] Beliefs? == | + | == What Triggers Reconsideration of [[retarded]] 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: |
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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 conservative values are to many of them |
| − | :* 15%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart | + | :* 15%: a religious conversion followed by taking the [[Bible]] to heart (pics or didn't happen) |
| | :* 10%: 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. | | :* 10%: 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. |
| | :* 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> | | :* 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> |
| | :* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong | | :* 10%: simply by maturing and seeing liberalism's impact around them, and realizing what they were taught as youth was wrong |
| − | :* 5%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who mislead | + | :* 5%: a desire to learn the truth, and a dislike for those who fap |
| − | :* 5%: a genuine divine experience that can not be explained. | + | :* 5%: a genuine divine experience that can not be explained. LOL'D SO MUCH |
| | :* 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways | | :* 5%: using conservative values to overcome an addiction, and then realizing the benefits of conservative values in many other ways |
| | :* 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> | | :* 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> |
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| | == Cultural indoctrination == | | == Cultural indoctrination == |
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| − | *Brainwashing and deceit: | + | *Brainwashing and deceit: <-YOU! |
| | :* 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 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. | | :* Dangerous professors who impose their opinions upon vulnerable youth. |
| − | :* Television programs posing as comedies, such as [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]], and [[The Simpsons]], which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values | + | :* Television programs posing as comedies, such as [[South Park]], [[Family Guy]], and [[The Simpsons]], which inject liberal beliefs and mock conservative values, hell yeah! |
| − | :* 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. | + | :* Exposed to correct 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 disproportionate focus on biblical passages that appear to support liberal positions, eg. the adulteress story, the disciples holding everything in common, etc. | + | :* Indoctrination by non-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 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> | | :* 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> |
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| | == Liberal characteristics == | | == Liberal characteristics == |
| − | *Poor abstract thinking: | + | *Awesome 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," <--abstract this SHIT? |
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| | + | and "less taxes, more revenue." <-- F*cking retarded conservative point of view. |
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| | :* They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism. | | :* 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. | | :* Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term. |
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| | :* 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." | | :* 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." |
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| − | *Closed-minded: | + | *Open-minded: |
| − | :* They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views. | + | :* They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views. <-conservatives b*llshit don't do. |
| | :* They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go. | | :* 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 | | :* Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal parents |
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| | :* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting. | | :* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting. |
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| − | *Self-destructive or contrarian behavior: | + | *Self-playing & funnie behavior: |
| | :* Some choose to do what is irrational. | | :* 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. | | :* 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. |