What characteristics define a ‘liberal’ as such?
‘Progressive’: Self-applied descriptor. Almost always a code-word for communist or socialist. The use of the term progressive is particularly interesting; what is it that they actually see themselves as progressing towards, and why is it necessarily a GOOD thing to progress toward it?
Government control: Liberals have an overwhelming tendency to prefer a bigger, more powerful government capable of meddling in every aspect of life in the US. In fact, it would be fair to say that if you do NOT want big government, then you’re probably not a liberal. Liberals have gone so far as to perform a coupe in our education system in order to indoctrinate future generations and make them more dependent on the government. The liberal mindset seems to have replaced God with the government, to use the best analogy I can come up with. It doesn’t matter if the government does something less efficiently and abuses its power, as far as the liberal is concerned, ONLY the government should be able to make decisions.
Hypocrisy: Liberals are overwhelmingly hypocritical. Feinstein works daily to deprive Americans of their right to own firearms, and yet she carries a gun in her purse and has machinegun-wielding bodyguards. Several key leaders in Handgun Control Incorporated, the Million Moms, the Brady Bunch, and other anti-gun organizations have been arrested for illegal possession of a firearm or using a firearm in relation to other illegal activities. Certain elected politicians will rant loudly about conservatives (real and so-called) profiting off of big business, and yet they have no qualms about giving military contracts to companies that they own, thereby giving them millions or billions in profit. Marchers at ‘peace’ rallies and anti-war demonstrations nearly always become violent when confronted by counter-protestors, in many cases assaulting or pushing counter-protestors into traffic. Liberals claim to promote diversity and tolerance, and yet strive to censor or even persecute people for simply disagreeing with them. Al Gore spouts drivel about global warming and pollution, yet just ONE of his several homes puts out HOW MANY times more pollution than an ordinary American household? How many times does he fly all over the world in his private jet?
Communism/socialism: The vast majority of liberals are, to some extent, communist or socialist in their ideals. Some are actual, blatant communists, most at least lean that way, and a few claim to be while not actually having any idea what communism/socialism is about, but they think capitalism is bad because so-and-so said it was. They love taking other people’s money by gunpoint (taxes) and giving it to other people. Usually these other people aren’t people who just got fired, are in danger of losing the house, etc. and need a little assistance while they try to find another way to support their family; they’re career couch potatoes who spend most of their time snorting crack, watching daytime television, and bitching about the quality of their free apartment. For some reason, liberals seem to think it’s a really great idea to steal money from hard-working citizens who contribute and give it to ungrateful bums who never did anything productive in their lives. Most liberals are indoctrinated at an early age thanks to liberal teachers or college professors; this means that the majority of young liberals are only liberals because they’re confused. The children of rich businessmen will wear t-shirts with a mass-murderer on them and claim that communism is the only fair form of government/economy while perceiving no irony in their actions.
Unfamiliarity with reality: Most liberals live in a form of denial. They don’t like the real world. They don’t want to live in the real world. They would much rather live in a make-believe world where everything goes their way. If they don’t convince themselves that they DO live in this make-believe world already, they will strive to make this ‘utopia’ come about for real. Most, upon being rudely awakened by reality, will express outrage, indignation, and a profound sense of hurt that the world would be so cruel as to shatter their illusions.
Paranoia: Many liberals are rabidly paranoid. What’s more, they enjoy projecting this paranoia on others, likely as a subconcious defense mechanism. Some of their paranoia is actually just a lame attempt at finding a scapegoat for why their lofty plans nearly always fail spectacularly, but much of it is genuine. If you think I’m kidding about their paranoia, repeat after me: “vast right-wing conspiracy”. The CIA blew up the WTC and there were no terrorists in hijacked airliners; you can tell because I poured lighter fluid on chicken wire and it didn’t melt or explode. Haliburton is responsible for all evil in the world, even though I never even heard of it until about three years ago. Zionists/creationists are everywhere and they seek to censor and persecute us, so we should censor and persecute them to avoid the threat they pose to us. If you fear what a socialist government will do, then you must be paranoid (again, ignoring harsh reality- how many socialist/communist governments HAVEN’T committed genocide or become oppressive police states?). If everybody owned guns, then my neighbor might shoot me because he had a bad day (projecting their own fear of their own irresponsible behavior on others to excuse their not wanting guns).
Nanny knows best: The easiest way to tell if someone is a liberal is to find out how much they want to meddle in your business. Liberals absolutely live for telling other people how to do things. It doesn’t matter if they have no idea what they’re talking about; they know what’s good for you better than you do. You could be an environmental engineer and they could be a florist, but don’t you dare disagree with their preconstructed views of environmentalism; after all, they know better. Liberals are always seeking ways to take responsibility away from the individual and place the government in charge of every aspect of daily life. Don’t you dare protect your life from a criminal by using a gun; let the professionals handle it (an hour after you call for help so they can come draw the little chalk outline before hitting the donut shop). Don’t you dare decide how to spend the income you earned at your job; the government will take your money and distribute it fairly to everybody else.
Anger/hatred: Most liberals are, at some level, angry. It’s incredibly easy to tweak a liberal’s nerves. Usually it takes just a t-shirt slogan, bumper sticker, or sentence in a conversation they’re not even part of to set them off on a screeching diatribe. Many liberals are consumed by their anger, existing for nothing more than lashing out at what they perceive to be the cause of that anger. While they claim to be the tolerant, understanding sort, they are more often filled with hatred of anyone who does not conform to their ideals. They hate the nation that gives them the conveniences and liberties they enjoy so much, they hate the people and ideals that made this nation the best in the world, and many of them even hate themselves. If we could understand the source of their anger and loathing, self- or otherwise, it would go a long way to understanding what makes a liberal tick. Possible cause for the anger: they don’t get their way, so they throw a temper tantrum like a three year old. In fact, immaturity is a major hallmark of liberals, so this could be a better explanation than I realized.
Ego: Most liberals have a major superiority complex. Some have an inferiority complex, and they’re almost always the most bitter and hateful of the bunch. But the majority see themselves as superior. Nazis called themselves the ubermenchen and everybody else inferior subhumans. Nazis were socialists. Liberals call themselves enlightened and more intelligent, and nearly always refer to non-liberals with derogatory terms, like ‘redneck’, ’stooges’, ‘little people’, or ‘unwashed masses’. Liberals are socialists. At the risk of invoking a certain internet rule, I’m going on record to say that this is probably not a coincidence. But in any case, they nearly always see themselves as being better human beings than anybody else. They’re smarter than you, they have more common sense than you, and they know everything there is to know about everything so you should just shut up and do what you’re told, peasant. How much of this ego is genuine and how much of it is just to make up for the self-loathing and low esteem they possess?
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