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Examples of Liberal Style

The style of a liberal often includes these basic characteristics, which include techniques to mislead or simply advance self-serving goals:

1. a never-ending craving for attention (e.g., Hollywood types and politicians Bill Clinton and Chuck Schumer)
2. a high word-to-substance ratio, as in using many words to say little of substance (e.g., Obama and the 90/10 rule here)
3. interrupt others more frequently than conservatives do, reflecting how liberals rely on censorship to persuade (as Obama and Biden did in the debates)
4. obsession with the media, and even with the few conservatives in the media
5. feign offense as a way to silence criticism, or censor prayer and conservative viewpoints (e.g., ACLU)
6. pretend to know more than one does; Isaac Newton admitted that he knew almost nothing, yet a liberal pretends to know much (e.g., Al Gore)
7. use a double standard: racial remarks by liberals (e.g., Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton) are just fine, but extreme abuse greets any conservative for that
8. insist that theories a liberal likes (e.g., evolution, man-made global warming) are somehow objective and indisputable, while what a liberal dislikes (e.g., conservatism) is subjective
9. unjustified praise of atheists and other liberals as "geniuses", despite little achievement

Liberal style also includes these additional characteristics:

1. support of greater bureaucratic control rather than more competition to address problems
2. demands answers to questions, but after receiving answers then the liberal himself tries to avoid answering similar questions
3. refuses to admit the truth in debate, even if a conservative compromises in a conciliatory manner
4. like to use the phrase "reflects poorly on the site" when talking about the liberal articles on Conservapedia
5. uses the term "controversial" to describe what he opposes (e.g., classroom prayer), but not to describe what he supports (e.g., theory of evolution)
6. a lack of originality and a predominance of copying and imitating
7. virtually never criticize hateful comments or behavior by a fellow liberal
8. like to use the phrase "Silence Speaks Volumes" [8] [9] [10]
9. call something disliked a "conspiracy theory," but don't use that term against wacky liberal theories like global warming
10. respond with "sigh" when presented with repeated examples of harm caused by liberal culture, yet persist in denying the harm despite overwhelming evidence
11. thinking in terms of what someone likes or doesn't like, or has or doesn't have, or belongs or doesn't belong
12. declaring that one is insulted as a response to an argument
13. unsubstantiated claims of expertise, authority or knowledge
14. insistence on talking more and having the last word in a discussion or debate, or last wordism
15. attempting to portray conservatives as callous or uncaring; bait them into making insensitive remarks; falsely describing them as angry
16. calling others "extremist" or "racist"
17. an obsession with and exaggeration of artificial scarcity, such as wealth, rather than focusing on creating more
18. ignoring or failing to recognize abstract concepts and denying obvious correlations between liberal beliefs and destructive behavior
19. deny the obvious and embrace the implausible; see examples of liberal denial
20. attempting to appear smarter than others, when often the opposite is true
21. attempting to appear more reasonable than others, when often the opposite is true
22. overreliance on hearsay, such as the false claim that most support evolution
23. denial of accountability
24. believing that bureaucratic honors or appointments are meaningful achievements, as fights over political office
25. insisting on a mindless equality, as in "if you have an entry for Beethoven, then you must allow entries for vulgar rap artists!"
26. concealing one's liberal views rather than admitting them
27. calling conservative free speech "hate" speech
28. calling conservative humor "unprofessional and meaningless, and degrades the quality of your encyclopedia."
29. resistance to quantifying things, such as liberal bias or openmindedness
30. preference for obscenity and profanity
31. over-reliance on mockery
32. over-reliance on accusations of hypocrisy
33. hostility to faith
34. 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
35. believing that the education of children is for liberals to control
36. believing that conservatives will fail, and refusing to accept when they succeed, as when George W. Bush won in 2000
37. reluctance to admit that anything is morally wrong
38. bullying conservatives who disagree with liberal views
39. draw an analogy between opponents and racists, no matter how illogical
40. claim that science supports their position, and ignore any evidence that shows their position to be false
41. often declare that an adversary should be "ashamed of himself," while rarely saying that about a supportive co-liberal (such as Ted Kennedy)
42. willing to give away everything held dear by the majority to avoid serious conflict (such liberals who wish to pull our troops out of Iraq, and embolden the terrorists).
43. using hyperbole instead of fact-based logic in an attempt to tug at people's emotions rather than appealing to their sense of reason.
44. 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.
45. 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.
46. 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.
47. Dismissing legitimate criticism as "a joke"
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. 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.
51. selectively citing the Bible when convenient, even though they hold much of it in disdain.
52. silly demands for apologies.
53. 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).
54. inability or unwillingness to differentiate between genuine conservative arguments and parodies of conservative arguments.
55. "Contrariness is creativity to the untalented" - Dennis Miller's general observation about liberal behavior.
56. calling the use of the term liberal when used in a derogatory context "stupid"
57. denial that people can grow out of a liberal viewpoint, such as atheism

See also

Hidden from the public by the liberal media