Difference between revisions of "Liberal tricks"

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Here are some common liberal tricks that many people fall for:

1. So as not to show his true beliefs of supporting evil infanticide and taxpayer-funded abortion, Barack Obama insists he is pro-choice, but not pro-abortion. ^[1]
2. Inserting a liberal assumption into a question, as illustrated by the classic "when did you stop beating your wife?!"
3. Distracting and disrupting reasoned discussion, as in stating irrelevant claims, inconsequential tales of personal experience, or false outrage
4. Making arguments that have superficial appeal to the dimwitted, but are actually nonsensical and probably not believed by the liberal himself^[2]
5. Pretending that liberals do not have a political point of view, but are just being reasonable^[3]
6. Exaggerating praise for fellow liberals.^[4]
7. Pretending that atheism equals intelligence.
8. In court decisions, holding in favor of the conservative side by using liberal reasons that will be cited for liberal outcomes in future cases^[5]
9. Liberals befriending you so that you become liberal. (Conversely, why don't they become conservative?)
10. Citing "live and let live!" except when it comes to praying aloud in school, keeping the money you earn, building on your own property, and every other liberal issue
11. Citing "it doesn't hurt to try!" (In reference to drugs, alcohol, and other immoral behaviors such as premarital sex, worshiping many gods/no gods, homosexuality, or abortion)
12. everyone else supposedly believes in something so it must be right
13. your parents aren't cool; Hollywood values are cool; professor values are brilliant; blindly follow your government
14. there is a shortage of everything we want
15. prayer is for dummies, or is antiquated
16. kids are getting smarter than old folks
17. Smearing your adversary with a highly offensive accusation or insinuation
18. Calling someone a racist if he criticizes a liberal that happens to have a different skin color
19. Demonizing conservatives and pretending they don't care about regular people
20. if you don't like it (something offensive on television), don't watch it (but they don't seem to go for if you don't like whales being killed, don't watch them being killed).
21. Believing the poor are blameless because they have nothing and the rich are to blame because they have everything.
22. Accusing conservatives of libel, but forgetting that truth is the perfect defense against libel.
23. In discounting other point of views, liberals use comparisons of other known "wrong actions" to justify their supposed correct stance. ^[6]
24. Inserting false information, usually lewd into a respected work or group of works.
25. Defending the assuration that democrats.com is not affiliated with the Democratic party. (We are told as an independent website, Democrats do not control the views of democrats.com.)
26. Claiming expertise beyond one's area of expertise, as in a "Dr." or professor implying that he is an expert in an area beyond his specialty
27. Pretending an honorary degree does not give someone the right to be called "Doctor"
28. Pretending affirmative action is the best way to fill positions, including President of the U.S.
29. Fearing the wrath of voters this election cycle, Democrats have decided not to block offshore drilling bans renewed each October. After the election, Americans get sucker-punched because restoring the ban on new offshore oil drilling leases “will be a top priority for discussion next year.” ^[7]

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Example

Here is an example of an actual attempt at liberal tricks that was posted on this very page:

This article, and many others on a similar line, are a sad demonstration of incipient mental illness. Andrew Schlafly appears to be an educated man - after all, he edited a legal journal which was later edited by Barack Obama (I assume that Andy's tenure wasn't a result of affirmative action in favour of the narrow minded and the bigoted) - yet his denunciations of 'liberalism' get ever wilder and more paranoid as his definition of that beknighted state become ever more encompassing.

The above example (by a non-American) attempts to smear a conservative by implying that he has a mental illness, reflecting liberal trick #17 above. To someone unfamiliar with liberal tricks, this can be upsetting and intimidating. But once one realizes that this is a basic trick from the liberal playbook, its silliness and ineffectiveness becomes obvious. The liberal's foolish tactic is then revealed for what it really is.

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