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== Liberal characteristics ==
 
== Liberal characteristics ==
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*Poor abstract thinking:
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*Great abstract thinking
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:* They have trouble understanding some of the slightly abstract concepts in conservatism, such as "more guns, less crime," and "less taxes, more revenue."
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:* They are more comfortable discussing simple issues like race and poverty than complex issues like globalism.
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:* Intellectual myopia - failure to heed the long-term consequences of ideological positions that seem beneficial in the short term.
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:* Stereotyping: They knew a conservative whom they disliked for some reason, and tar all others with the same brush.
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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."
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*Closed-minded:
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*Opened-mindedness
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:* They made up their mind before hearing conservative principles, and will not reconsider their views.
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:* They have something criticized by conservatives in their personal background, and feel compelled to defend it rather than let it go.
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:* Slavish adherence to the ideals of liberal parents
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*Naivety:
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:* Non-conservatives demonstrate just how prone mankind is to arrogance.
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:* An admiration for historical figures whom liberals claim were liberals.
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:* A desire for large government inculcated by personal weakness and reluctance to take personal responsibility.
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:* Impressionable individuals buying into [[Bush derangement syndrome]], and reacting with emotion rather than reason.
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:* Reliance on charisma: Charismatic leaders trading on image, rather than experience, can dupe the unsuspecting.
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*Self-destructive or contrarian behavior:
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:* Some choose to do what is irrational.
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:* 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.
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:* Sexual experimentation to make up for lack of self-esteem, often with multiple partners, with partners of the same gender, or in public places
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:* Unthinking rebellion against conservative parents.
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:* Determined to prove their "independence of mind" by denying authority
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*Great behavior
    
== References ==
 
== References ==

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