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[[Image:Obama messiah.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Magazine, one of many published "halo-effect" photos of Barack Obama; the emphasis is on the claims that he is a "messiah," and is an example of liberal deification of a government official in accordance with line #6.]]

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'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, [[denial|deny]] or [[Censorship|censor]] the truth for ideological reasons. A list of the top ''common'' instances of [[liberal denial]] are the following:

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'''Liberal denial''' is the tendency of [[liberals]] to conceal, [[denial|deny]] or [[Censorship|censor]] the truth for ideological reasons {{Citation needed}}. A list of the top ''common'' instances of [[liberal denial]] are the following:

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# Liberals deny that human intelligence inevitably and demonstrably declines from generation to generation, and that if there were another 100 generations into the future the people would not be able to understand simple concepts.

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# Liberals deny that human intelligence inevitably and demonstrably declines from generation to generation, and that if there were another 100 generations into the future the people would not be able to understand simple concepts. {{Citation needed}}

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# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[fetal pain]] during [[abortion]].

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# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[fetal pain]] during [[abortion]].

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# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[Hell]]. [[Jesus]] talked about Hell more than Heaven.

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# Liberals deny the very real existence of [[Hell]]. [[Jesus]] talked about Hell more than Heaven.

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# Liberals deny how they censor the [[Bible]] from their daily activities, and encourage the censorship for others too.

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# Liberals deny how they censor the [[Bible]] from their daily activities, and encourage the censorship for others too {{Citation needed}}.

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# Liberals deny that [[Fidel Castro]], who has not been seen in public since his intestinal surgery 3.5 years ago, is likely to be deceased.

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# Liberals deny that [[Fidel Castro]], who has not been seen in public since his intestinal surgery 3.5 years ago, is likely to be deceased {{Citation needed}}.

# Liberals deny the [[Nobel Prize]] is an award given by liberals to other liberals, and sometimes even granted in an awkward manner designed to punish a critic of liberal falsehoods.<ref>E.g., the granting of the Nobel Prize to an understudy of [[Fred Hoyle]] to punish him.</ref>

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# Liberals deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists deified Stalin and Lenin and still deify Castro.<ref>See, e.g., liberal adulation of [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref>

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# Liberals deny how they deify government officials, similar to how communists deified Stalin and Lenin and still deify Castro {{Citation needed}} .<ref>See, e.g., liberal adulation of [[Ted Kennedy]] despite his paucity of achievements.</ref>

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# Liberals deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it.

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# Liberals deny how fellow travelers engage in [[deceit]], or at least refuse to admit it {{Citation needed}}.

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# Liberals deny they are [[liberal]], and that most of the media are [[liberal]].

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# Liberals deny they are [[liberal]], and that most of the media are [[liberal]] {{Citation needed}}.

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# Liberals deny that [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]] and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for those who believe in them, and also for innocent victims.

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# Liberals deny that [[Hollywood values]], [[professor values]] and general [[liberal]] values have consequences for those who believe in them, and also for innocent victims {{Citation needed}}.

# Liberals deny that they have censored [[prayer]] in [[public school]].<ref>A [[public school]] student who once "tape recorded a teacher making religious remarks to his students" to complain about it then later objected to a textbook explaining how prayer is censored from [[public school]] schools by court decisions. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/WireStory?id=4614012]</ref>

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# Liberals deny that a woman significantly reduces her risk of [[breast cancer]] by having children rather than [[abortions]]

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# Liberals deny that a woman significantly reduces her risk of [[breast cancer]] by having children rather than [[abortions]] {{Citation needed}}

# Liberals deny that about half of promiscuous people carry sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and those STDs cause infertility<ref>"Among those who admitted having sex, the rate was even more disturbing -- 40 percent had an STD."[http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080312_1_C12_hUShe15125]</ref>

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# Liberals deny that the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref>

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# Liberals deny that the strident promoters of [[evolution]] generally have weaker credentials than advocates of [[intelligent design]]<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]]</ref> The reference isn't good enough, so {{Citation needed}}

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# Liberals deny that College faculties at nearly every American school are completely dominated by [[liberals]], and have virtually no [[conservatives]]

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# Liberals deny that College faculties at nearly every American school are completely dominated by [[liberals]], and have virtually no [[conservatives]] {{Citation needed}}

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# Liberals deny that [[Homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons

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# Liberals deny that [[Homosexuality]] shortens lifespan for a wide variety of reasons {{Citation needed}}

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# Liberals deny that reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime

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# Liberals deny that reducing the number of guns, which are primarily defensive weapons, results in an increase in crime {{Citation needed}}

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# Liberals deny that the war in [[Iraq]] was needed and also deny that the surge has worked

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# Liberals deny that the war in [[Iraq]] was needed and also deny that the surge has worked {{Citation needed}}

# Liberals deny that [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] party were in fact [[Liberals]] (anti-Semitism is a well-documented characteristic of [[Liberal Christianity]] as is the [[PETA]]-like Green wing of the Third Reich<ref> [http://www.spunk.org/texts/places/germany/sp001630/peter.html Fascist Ecology:

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The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>)

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The "Green Wing" of the Nazi Party and its Historical Antecedents]</ref>) reference isn't good enough, so {{Citation needed}}

More generally, liberals also deny:

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# That [[Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since [[Lyndon Johnson]]

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# That [[Obama]] ran the dirtiest campaign since [[Lyndon Johnson]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That more than 80% of child molesters are [[pornography]] addicts

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# That more than 80% of child molesters are [[pornography]] addicts {{Citation needed}}

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# That people like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not "crazy" or "insane", but are true believers.

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# That people like [[young mass murderers]] who take [[atheistic]] beliefs to their logical conclusions are not "crazy" or "insane", but are true believers {{Citation needed}}.

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# That [[young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]]

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# That [[young mass murderers]] fit the profile of [[public school]]-trained [[atheism]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That the intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]]

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# That the intellectual justification for [[Hitler]]'s attempt to build a master Aryan race was the [[theory of evolution]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls.

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# That [[feminists]] censor discussion about differences between men and women, and boys and girls. {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and [[math]] aptitude

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# That [[Lawrence Summers]] was fired as President of [[Harvard]] for making a [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] suggestion about women and [[math]] aptitude {{Citation needed}}

# That [[Socialized_medicine|state run health care]] has lead to Islamic terrorism in Britain, and would do so in the US. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu6wCqdeyQ ''FOX News analyzes the new terror in state healthcare.''</ref>

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# That obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world

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# That obesity is a bigger problem than hunger in the Western world {{Citation needed}}

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# That a school having virtually no [[conservative]] teachers and many [[atheists]] and [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school

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# That a school having virtually no [[conservative]] teachers and many [[atheists]] and [[liberals]] is a [[liberal]] school {{Citation needed}}

# That [[liberals]] attempt to intimidate and ostracize [[conservatives]], particularly in school environments and some occupations.<ref>See [[liberals and friendship]].</ref>

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# That [[liberals]] support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]]

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# That [[liberals]] support taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] {{Citation needed}}

# That girls and women in sports have debilitating ACL knee injuries at 3-4 times the rate of men,<ref>''Compare'' [http://www.universityhealthmatters.com/article.php?artid=50] (with an explanation of why there is a big difference) ''with'' [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/health/18knee.html?ex=1204088400&en=3a5abfaa6104ac63&ei=5070&emc=eta1 New York Times] (downplaying the difference and pretending that no one knows why). The New York Times denies overwhelming evidence, including the following:

:"Female athletes, particularly basketball players, are far more likely than their male counterparts to suffer ACL [Anterior Cruciate Ligament] injuries." Stephen Hargis, "Girls have more torn ACLs," Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), D1 (Feb. 4, 2005). According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the risk of women tearing their ACL is 1 in 100. This number drops significantly to only 1 in 500 for men. See Nikki Usher, "Knee injury takes toll on girls playing soccer five times more likely than males to suffer a torn ACL," Philadelphia Inquirer, A01 (Nov. 29, 2004). "Compared with guys, female athletes run an eight-times-greater risk of tearing the ACL, a fibrous band that connects the shinbone (tibia) to the thighbone (femur). Basketball, soccer and other sports that require cutting moves or jump shots can put athletes at risk." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls face higher knee injury risk," USA Today, 15B (Aug. 24, 2004). Timothy Hewett, PhD, the lead researcher on a definitive study at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the University of Cincinnati, says this is "close to a billion-dollar problem in girls and women in the USA. ... Even after girls have recovered from the acute injury, the changes in the joint may set the stage for osteoarthritis of the knee ...." ''Id.'' That obvious suspicion was quickly confirmed: a study subsequently published in Arthritis & Rheumatism demonstrated that "more than half of ... 103 soccer players, who were ages 14 to 28 at the time of the ACL injury, suffered osteoarthritis of the knee at the time of the study -- about 12 years later." Kathleen Fackelmann, "Girls' knee injuries have later consequences," USA Today, 9D (Oct. 7, 2004). "Many of the women, who were about 31 by that time, also said they had pain or some other disability that made it hard to conduct daily activities." ''Id.''</ref> and are vulnerable to other injuries<ref>"Amber Scull ruptured her spleen after she was tackled during a practice drill at Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville 2 1/2 months ago. Had she [not] arrived at the hospital 30 minutes later, doctors told her mother, she might have died." [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/01/06/news_pf/Sports/Girls_face_dangers_on.shtml]</ref>

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# That the numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref>

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# That the numerous premature deaths of [[Hollywood]] stars are the result of [[Hollywood values]]<ref>Liberal [[Wikipedia]] lists numerous [[actor]]s who died of drug overdoses, but will not acknowledge the role played by [[Hollywood values]], for which Wikipedia does not even have an entry. That's because there's no such thing as hollywood values [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drug-related_deaths]</ref>

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# That [[homeschoolers]] often do better than those who attend [[public school]]

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# That [[homeschoolers]] often do better than those who attend [[public school]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[culture]] affects [[politics]], and people's views and lifestyles

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# That [[culture]] affects [[politics]], and people's views and lifestyles {{Citation needed}}

# That successful [[democracy]], both historically and logically, is the result of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christianity]]<ref>[http://www.apologetics.com/default.jsp?bodycontent=/articles/cultural_apologetics/snyder-democracy1.html Calvinism and the Success of Liberal Democracy, by John Snyder]</ref>

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# That [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down

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# That [[Ronald Reagan]]'s public exhortation, "[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Mr. Gorbachev]], tear down this wall," helped cause the nearly 30-year-old [[Berlin Wall]] later be torn down {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[gun control]] increases [[crime]]

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# That [[gun control]] increases [[crime]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That reducing [[tax rates]] stimulates the [[economy]]

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# That reducing [[tax rates]] stimulates the [[economy]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]]

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# That choosing [[abortion]] over childbirth increases the risk of [[breast cancer]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That the [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed

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# That the [[mainstream media]] is [[bias]]ed {{Citation needed}}

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# That privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport

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# That privately-run [[transport]] is more efficient than government-run transport {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[universal health care]] is inferior medical care

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# That [[universal health care]] is inferior medical care {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities

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# That [[Labor union|union]]s interfere with [[employment]] opportunities {{Citation needed}}

# That [[liberal]] leaders engage in shocking wrongdoing, [[Liberal hypocrisy|hypocrisy]], and abuse of power<ref>See, e.g., leading [[liberal]] [[Eliot Spitzer]] and how fellow [[liberals]] downplayed or were silent about his misconduct.</ref>

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# That ideas do matter, and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods

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# That ideas do matter, and can cause great harm, including liberal falsehoods {{Citation needed}}

# That [[Islam]]ic extremism is a threat to the [[Western civilization]]<ref>Leftist [[Sam Harris]] admitted and complained about this liberal denial [http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/REPOSITORY/610090301/1028/OPINION02 here].</ref>

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# That banning [[same-sex marriage]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]]

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# That banning [[same-sex marriage]] is analogous to banning [[polygamy]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That aggressive interrogation is often the only way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]]

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# That aggressive interrogation is often the only way to obtain answers from [[terrorists]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That the [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly youngsters

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# That the [[liberal]] ideology is pushed on unsuspecting others, particularly youngsters {{Citation needed}}

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# That free trade strengthens global democracies

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# That free trade strengthens global democracies {{Citation needed}}

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# That a child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]]

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# That a child in a mother's womb has rights established by the [[Constitution]] {{Citation needed}}

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# That a [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position

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# That a [[vote]] for (yea) or a vote against (nea) is an absolute position

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# That you can be held accountable for the statements uttered

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# That you can be held accountable for the statements uttered

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# That climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now

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# That climate forecasts 50 years from now are as inaccurate as 15 days from now {{Citation needed}}

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# That politicians that proclaim 'Change' actually do not break with policies of the past

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# That politicians that proclaim 'Change' actually do not break with policies of the past {{Citation needed}}

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# That removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was a good thing.

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# That removing [[Saddam Hussein]] from power was a good thing. {{Citation needed}}

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# That eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health.

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# That eating [[meat]] and [[dairy]] is important for physical and mental health. {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[marijuana]] use has lasting psychological effects.

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# That [[marijuana]] use has lasting psychological effects.

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# That illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.

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# That illegal immigrants contribute to crime and poverty in the towns and cities they occupy.

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# That English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened).

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# That English will cease being the language of the United States in 20 years unless it is protected as the [[official language]] (and that this would be a loss if it happened). {{Citation needed}}

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# That President Bush didn't cause Hurricane Katrina.

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# That President Bush didn't cause Hurricane Katrina.

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# That President Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.

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# That President Clinton was responsible for Rwanda inaction.{{Citation needed}}

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# That the Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans.

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# That the Democratic party discriminates against African-Americans. {{Citation needed}}

# That restricting free speech by the [[Fairness Doctrine]] is actually not fair nor democratic.

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# That we can drill oil our way out of high gas prices.

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# That we can drill oil our way out of high gas prices. {{Citation needed}}

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# That we can't replace our dependence on oil with green technologies, when in fact we need both oil and green technologies to solve our energy crisis.

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# That we can't replace our dependence on oil with green technologies, when in fact we need both oil and green technologies to solve our energy crisis. {{Citation needed}}

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# That opposing same-sex [[marriage]] is justified and point to decriminalized interracial marriage bans as proof.

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# That opposing same-sex [[marriage]] is justified and point to decriminalized interracial marriage bans as proof. {{Citation needed}}

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# That they are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints and then try to stifle further discussion.

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# That they are [[intolerant]] of opposing viewpoints (completely unlike this website) and then try to stifle further discussion. {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda.

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# That [[socialism]] and liberalism have the same political agenda. {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[God]] should have a place in government

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# That [[God]] should have a place in government {{Citation needed}}

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# That modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]]

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# That modern drilling methods result in minimal environmental impact, even if they were implemented in uninhabited lands such as the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] {{Citation needed}}

# That companies like [[Exxon]] should pay billions of dollars in damages to the general public, ''in addition'' to the money they spend to clean up industrial accidents and to recompense those directly affected

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# That [[selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire

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# That [[selective logging]] keeps forests healthier by reducing the risk of wildfire {{Citation needed}}

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# That high food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production, but rather by the million acres of crop- and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation.

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# That high food prices are not caused by [[ethanol]] production, but rather by the million acres of crop- and pastureland that have been taken out of production in the interest of wildlife conservation. {{Citation needed}}

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# That the life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.

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# That the life of a human is more important than the life of an animal or plant.

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# That modern technology can make [[coal]] clean

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# That modern technology can make [[coal]] clean {{Citation needed}}

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# That a fence is the most effective and ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect our large border from illegal immigrants trying to get in

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# That a fence is the most effective and ultimately, the most peaceful way to protect our large border from illegal immigrants trying to get in {{Citation needed}}

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# That socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits

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# That socially dangerous people exhibit a well-documented pattern of reading habits {{Citation needed}}

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# That [[heavy metal]] music is generally anti-Christian and promotes themes such as drugs, sex and [[Satan]] worship.

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# That [[heavy metal]] music is generally anti-Christian and promotes themes such as drugs, sex and [[Satan]] worship {{Citation needed}}

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# The existence of God and Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

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# The existence of God and Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

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# That they make sweeping generalizations about Conservatives.

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# That they make sweeping generalizations about Conservatives (completely unlike this website) {{Citation needed}}

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# That Wikipedia has a systematic bias.

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# That Wikipedia has a systematic bias. {{Citation needed}}

Often [[liberal]]s refuse to admit that they are [[liberal]]s, in the hope of appearing more reasonable. [[Hillary Clinton]] refused to admit in a presidential debate in 2007 that she is a [[liberal]]. Similarly, [[Michael Dukakis]] refused for a while to admit that he was a [[liberal]] during the 1988 presidential campaign. Only out of desperation did Dukakis admit that he was a [[liberal]], and even then he admitted only that was a liberal like President [[Harry Truman]], who served 40 years earlier.

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