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| | #pretending to know more than he does; [[Isaac Newton]] admitted that he knew almost nothing, yet a [[liberal]] rarely admits that and often pretends to know more than he does | | #pretending to know more than he does; [[Isaac Newton]] admitted that he knew almost nothing, yet a [[liberal]] rarely admits that and often pretends to know more than he does |
| | #resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]] | | #resistance to quantifying things, such as [[liberal bias]] or [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]] |
| − | #preference for obscenity and profanity <ref> [http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]] </ref> | + | #preference for obscenity and profanity<ref> [http://newsbusters.org/node/11171 When It Comes to Profanity, the Left Can't Help Itself] by [[Matthew Sheffield]] at [[NewsBusters]] </ref> |
| | #over-reliance on [[mockery]] <ref>Your use of the first amendment sounds like [[Liberal_logic|liberal logic]]. Careful, you're on thin ice trying to utilize that amendment. The only amendment that counts is the second. For the rest of the Constitution, just refer to the Ten Commandments for everything you need to know. --[[User:Jdellaro|Jdellaro]] 14:18, 20 February 2008 (EST) [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=391932]</ref> <ref>"adolescent berating of Liberals" [[User:Graham|Graham]] 07:47, 23 September 2007 (EDT) | | #over-reliance on [[mockery]] <ref>Your use of the first amendment sounds like [[Liberal_logic|liberal logic]]. Careful, you're on thin ice trying to utilize that amendment. The only amendment that counts is the second. For the rest of the Constitution, just refer to the Ten Commandments for everything you need to know. --[[User:Jdellaro|Jdellaro]] 14:18, 20 February 2008 (EST) [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=391932]</ref> <ref>"adolescent berating of Liberals" [[User:Graham|Graham]] 07:47, 23 September 2007 (EDT) |
| | [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=45295&diff=298334&oldid=298314#Burma]</ref> <ref>"I would appreciate a little less paranoia'' [[User:Graham|Graham]] 09:07, 23 September 2007 (EDT) | | [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&curid=45295&diff=298334&oldid=298314#Burma]</ref> <ref>"I would appreciate a little less paranoia'' [[User:Graham|Graham]] 09:07, 23 September 2007 (EDT) |
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| | #over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24193 God and the Presidential Election], [[Bill O'Reilly]], [[Human Events]], December 29, 2007</ref> | | #over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24193 God and the Presidential Election], [[Bill O'Reilly]], [[Human Events]], December 29, 2007</ref> |
| | #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{{fact}} | + | #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 |
| | #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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| | #attempting to control the definitions of words through [[political correctness]]. For example, referring to [[Israel]] as "occupied territories" or suggesting that Al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq are not part of Al-Qaeda. | | #attempting to control the definitions of words through [[political correctness]]. For example, referring to [[Israel]] as "occupied territories" or suggesting that Al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq are not part of Al-Qaeda. |
| | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke" <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> | | #Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke" <ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Liberal_Style&oldid=266960]</ref> |
| − | #Denying something widely known to be true but difficult to prove, such as observing that men are far more likely to work in gas stations than women.{{fact}} | + | #Denying something widely known to be true but difficult to prove, such as observing that men are far more likely to work in gas stations than women. |
| | #Will often deny being a [[liberal]], or will claim to be a "true conservative", while spouting liberal and democratic talking points and criticizing basic conservative beliefs and principles. | | #Will often deny being a [[liberal]], or will claim to be a "true conservative", while spouting liberal and democratic talking points and criticizing basic conservative beliefs and principles. |
| | #using non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that [[liberals]] over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that [[liberals]] do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. | | #using non sequiturs in argument, such as responding to the point above that [[liberals]] over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy by citing an example of conservatives' observing [[liberal hypocrisy]]. But their example does not help their argument. Quite the contrary, use of that example tends to prove that [[liberals]] do over-rely on accusations of hypocrisy (relativism). Think about that. |
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| | #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. |
| − | #"Contrariness is creativity to the untalented" - Dennis Miller's general observation about liberal behavior.{{fact}} | + | #"Contrariness is creativity to the untalented" - Dennis Miller's general observation about liberal behavior. |
| | #Assuming criminals are on the other side of the political fence, without evidence. | | #Assuming criminals are on the other side of the political fence, without evidence. |
| | #calling the use of the term '''[[liberal]]''' when used in a derogatory context "stupid"<ref>"Stop candying Liberal around like that... It just looks stupid." Graham 19:55, 22 September 2007 (EDT) [http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page/archive26#.22General_Betray_Us.22]</ref> | | #calling the use of the term '''[[liberal]]''' when used in a derogatory context "stupid"<ref>"Stop candying Liberal around like that... It just looks stupid." Graham 19:55, 22 September 2007 (EDT) [http://www.conservapedia.com/Talk:Main_Page/archive26#.22General_Betray_Us.22]</ref> |