The Washington Post, of all places, came up with this article looking at the smug left.
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots. But American liberals, to a degree far surpassing conservatives, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative positions are not just wrong but illegitimate, ideological and unworthy of serious consideration. Indeed, all the appeals to bipartisanship notwithstanding, President Obama and other leading liberal voices have joined in a chorus of intellectual condescension.I am always gratified to see one of my Immutable Truths confirmed in the lamestream media. 13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)
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You know, that's exactly how I feel about the Obamaites...
I published the list in a Facebook note, and my Liberal Doctor nephew pointed out that many of those truths can be said to be true of Conservatives as well.
I think he's right. I know I have an inflated sense of self worth, too.
But then, I am smarter than any Lib I've ever known.
Yes, SOME of the list applies to SOME conservatives, but the point to the list is ALL of it applies to ALL liberals.
Immutable Truth 13 is so fundamental to liberal feeling (Immutable Truth 6) that it is the natural companion to Truth 2 (Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs) and 4 (Liberals don't debate, they argue).
Further, we saw in Obamacare that Immutable Truth 19 (Liberals always choke on their own medicine) has an important corollary ... liberals like to be exempted from their own medicine, whenever possible.
The Truths overlap a bit. Most of the time, I can apply more than one thing to what liberals say. I tried to leave no wiggle room.
I remember a long time ago, liberals were clueless and wrong thinking--but they didn't HATE AMERICA. The sense I get from these modern Obama types is that they don't love this country or its heritage...
Liberalism has been hijacked by anti-American progressives, just as Republicans have been hijacked by "moderates." The TEA Party is going to change a lot of that.
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