Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Open-minded, Flexible, and Tolerant Saints of Leftland
There seems to be a resurgence of an old trick (or self-delusion) utilized by the left to confirm for itself that it's values are not only superior but not pathological. That's to say, the left's belief that those who disagree with them are pathological.
"The authoritarian personality," we've been told, just happens to coincide with being on the wrong side of the political spectrum or favoring the Republican party - ah...yeah.
The non-aligned probably used to believe this stuff but the left has become so over the top in their desperation to demonize those who fail to worship at their altar, their "arguments" have become less and less convincing no matter how much "science" they claim to drape their analysis in.
The Weekly Standard has an excellent article that addresses the new fad in psychology of carefully documenting how "close-minded and resistant to change" those of us are for wanting lower taxes, limited government, and leaders that can actually do more than read from a teleprompter.
