tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800861115237125074.post4820390932940580481..comments2023-08-16T11:52:14.546-04:00Comments on understandingcrisis: Liberals know you don't know what is best for youhannahappshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17074450146761914215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5800861115237125074.post-28454919919603694182016-04-23T11:51:22.469-04:002016-04-23T11:51:22.469-04:00I think this article hits on a lot of good points,...I think this article hits on a lot of good points, and I have definitely seen this smugness in liberals. But I went to high school in a small, conservative town outside of a super liberal, college town. So I've gotten to see the same smugness rise from the conservative people from my hometown, as well as the conservative members of my largely southern family.<br /><br />The term "libtard" is used frequently. There is an anecdote I've seen numerous times, "arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it won." It goes along with this general attitude that is essentially, liberal people mean well, but they just don't think things all the way through.<br /><br />For example: "sure welfare sounds nice, giving money to people in need, but in actuality it's going to end up hurting them by making them dependent on it and not allowing the economy to develop fully." which they then add "and liberals just will never understand that, because conservatives are the only people to think it all the way through."<br /><br />Maybe the smugness problem is worse among liberals, that is certainly possible, but I personally believe it is a part of general society. Thanks to the internet and instant access to so many people who completely agree with you, you can stay isolated in your own intellectual bubble, crafting arguments among yourselves which convince you how right you are without ever engaging in actual debate.spenkennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854884942335722618noreply@blogger.com