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| | #over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy | | #over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy |
| | #hostility to [[faith]] | | #hostility to [[faith]] |
| − | #insistence on censoring certain speech, such as a description of [[The Flood]] or even teaching children about a massive flood, despite its acceptance by a majority of Americans | + | #insistence on censoring certain speech, such as a description of [[The Flood]] or even teaching children about a massive flood, despite its acceptance by a majority of Americans{{fact}} |
| | #believing that the education of children is for [[liberals]] to control | | #believing that the education of children is for [[liberals]] to control |
| | #believing that [[conservatives]] will fail, and refusing to accept when they succeed, as when [[George W. Bush]] won in 2000 | | #believing that [[conservatives]] will fail, and refusing to accept when they succeed, as when [[George W. Bush]] won in 2000 |
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| | #often declare that an adversary should be "ashamed of himself," while never saying that about a fellow [[liberal]] (such as [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Bill Clinton]])<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page#I.27m_Done Porthos on 27 September 2007 </ref> | | #often declare that an adversary should be "ashamed of himself," while never saying that about a fellow [[liberal]] (such as [[Ted Kennedy]] or [[Bill Clinton]])<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page#I.27m_Done Porthos on 27 September 2007 </ref> |
| | #willing to give away everything held dear by the majority to avoid serious conflict (such as the [[appeasement]] of Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]], or those [[liberal]]s who wish to pull our troops out of Iraq, and embolden the [[terrorist]]s). | | #willing to give away everything held dear by the majority to avoid serious conflict (such as the [[appeasement]] of Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]], or those [[liberal]]s who wish to pull our troops out of Iraq, and embolden the [[terrorist]]s). |
| − | #using [[hyperbole]] instead of fact-based logic in an attempt to tug at people's emotions rather than appealing to their sense of reason. | + | #using [[hyperbole]] instead of fact-based logic in an attempt to tug at people's emotions rather than appealing to their sense of reason.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/30/MNGVNA3PE11.DTL Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools]</ref> |
| | #often long-winded and verbose, and in debates [[liberals]] often consume more than their fair share of the alloted time, leaving less time for the other side. | | #often long-winded and verbose, and in debates [[liberals]] often consume more than their fair share of the alloted time, leaving less time for the other side. |
| | #attempting to control the rules of evidence used in a debate. For example, claiming that [[Young Earth Creationism]] is false, and then refusing to allow supporting evidence by claiming that the scientists are religiously motivated. | | #attempting to control the rules of evidence used in a debate. For example, claiming that [[Young Earth Creationism]] is false, and then refusing to allow supporting evidence by claiming that the scientists are religiously motivated. |
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| | #selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain. | | #selectively citing the [[Bible]] when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain. |
| | #believing that bureaucratic honors or appointments are meaningful achievements. | | #believing that bureaucratic honors or appointments are meaningful achievements. |
| − | #silly demands for apologies. | + | #silly demands for apologies.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RPBHO80&show_article=1 Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad]</ref> |
| | #can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]). | | #can't understand the difference between identity (e.g., color of one's skin), perspective (e.g., Judeo-[[Christian]]) and bias (e.g., [[Bias in Wikipedia]]). |
| | #inability or unwillingness to differentiate between genuine conservative arguments and parodies of conservative arguments. | | #inability or unwillingness to differentiate between genuine conservative arguments and parodies of conservative arguments. |