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| | A '''Liberal Inability To Abstract''' underlies common [[liberal]] beliefs, particularly among those who have difficulties with certain abstractions. | | A '''Liberal Inability To Abstract''' underlies common [[liberal]] beliefs, particularly among those who have difficulties with certain abstractions. |
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| − | Liberals like [[Michael Moore]] can be heard making arguments apparently designed to appeal to people who have difficulties grasping the abstract flaws. | + | Liberals like [[Michael Moore]] can be heard making arguments apparently designed to appeal to people who have difficulties grasping the abstract flaws. Moore or other liberals may be fully aware of the flaw in an argument, but might make the argument anyway in the hope of appealing to dimwitted liberals. |
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| | Here is a list of flawed liberal beliefs based on the increasingly levels of abstraction needed to debunk them: | | Here is a list of flawed liberal beliefs based on the increasingly levels of abstraction needed to debunk them: |
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| | {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
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| − | !Abstraction Required (1-low, 10-high) | + | !Abstraction Required <br>(1-low, 10-high) |
| | !Issue | | !Issue |
| | !Abstraction Needed To See Truth | | !Abstraction Needed To See Truth |
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| | |Socialism | | |Socialism |
| | |need to recognize the [[invisible hand]]: unseen market forces work best | | |need to recognize the [[invisible hand]]: unseen market forces work best |
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| | + | |social vices |
| | + | |harm can be caused without [[materialism]] by destroying the mind, and that "victimless" crimes do have victims |
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| | + | |2 |
| | + | |[[liberal censorship]] |
| | + | |disliking an idea is not a justification for censoring it |
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| | |marriage | | |marriage |
| | |unseen harm in legitimizing alternative arrangements as traditional marriage | | |unseen harm in legitimizing alternative arrangements as traditional marriage |
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| | + | |[[opportunity cost]] |
| | + | |the unseen cost in forgone opportunities, such as the money that could be made in the time wasted watching television |
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| − | When discussing with a liberal about one of the above issues, first consider whether the liberal is capable of understanding the abstraction. If not, then your main challenge may be in explaining the abstraction as clearly as possible. | + | When discussing one of the above issues with a liberal, '''first consider whether the liberal is capable of understanding the abstraction'''. If not, then your main challenge may be in explaining the abstraction as clearly as possible. |
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| | + | When a liberal denies the existence of something that is unseen, it can be helpful to inquire if it is possible that the five senses are limited and cannot experience all that exists. Once he admits the truth of that statement, then he can begin the process of abstraction to learn the truth and see the flaws in many liberal arguments designed for those who are unwilling or unable to abstract. |
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| | + | == Example: Hell == |
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| | + | Is there any logical difficulty to experiencing Hell once the five senses stop working? |
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| | + | {{Liberalism}} |
| | + | [[Category:Liberal Traits]] |