The Left Leaning Mindset and Why Debates Turn to Name Calling
To the leftist, all the worlds problems are a result of evil plotting baddies on the right. If it were not for George Bush, world hunger would have been defeated, polar bears would be happier and we would long have solved our minor differences with Islamic extremist. Their is an underlying blind hatred of conservatives that defies logic. This blind hatred is only matched by the blind love of the left.
I rarely get a email or letter that spells out a valid logical argument from a leftist, or a point of concession once cornered and proven to be holding a contradictory world view. Most of the emails I receive are formulaic in a way that is both tedious and comical simultaneously. The formula goes something like this:
1. You are a closed minded dimwit (or something along these lines)
2. George Bush is the devil and responsible for the worlds ills.
3. My guy is not getting a fair shake.
4. If you conservatives sewer rats just get out of the way we would have a wonderful utopia by now.
5. I am really angry.
6. You need to wake up and be like me.
7. I hate you but respect your right to be a sewer rat.
That is the basic formula. (with few surprised variations from time to time.)
This week I got one of those.
It is almost, ALMOST, comical if it was not so tiresome and pathetic.
So keep your emails coming, but for Pete's sake make your point, cite your claims, stop the name calling, and if you can't reference a quotation or point me to your "overwhelming data" don't bother including a reference to it.
I rarely get a email or letter that spells out a valid logical argument from a leftist, or a point of concession once cornered and proven to be holding a contradictory world view. Most of the emails I receive are formulaic in a way that is both tedious and comical simultaneously. The formula goes something like this:
1. You are a closed minded dimwit (or something along these lines)
2. George Bush is the devil and responsible for the worlds ills.
3. My guy is not getting a fair shake.
4. If you conservatives sewer rats just get out of the way we would have a wonderful utopia by now.
5. I am really angry.
6. You need to wake up and be like me.
7. I hate you but respect your right to be a sewer rat.
That is the basic formula. (with few surprised variations from time to time.)
This week I got one of those.
It is almost, ALMOST, comical if it was not so tiresome and pathetic.
So keep your emails coming, but for Pete's sake make your point, cite your claims, stop the name calling, and if you can't reference a quotation or point me to your "overwhelming data" don't bother including a reference to it.

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