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Studies have revealed that liberals are far less tolerant than conservatives when it comes to other peoples' opinions According to an article written by Thomas Lifson on March 13, 2012:
The new research found that instead of engaging in civil discourse or debate, fully 16% of liberals admitted to blocking, unfriending or overtly hiding someone on a social networking site because that person expressed views they disagreed with. That's double the percentage of conservatives and more than twice the percentage of political moderates who behaved like that.
Lifson also observed that liberals were more prone to change the subject or to become angry when someone disagrees with them:
When the realization hits that a cherished belief might be wrong, negative emotions will rush in, and the conversation will be terminated by tears, a change of subject to another emotional topic (this is frequent with family members), or an angry outburst.
Mr. Lifson's entire article can be read in The American Thinker, March 14, 2012 at the following link:
Blog: Liberal intolerance, by the numbers
The new research found that instead of engaging in civil discourse or debate, fully 16% of liberals admitted to blocking, unfriending or overtly hiding someone on a social networking site because that person expressed views they disagreed with. That's double the percentage of conservatives and more than twice the percentage of political moderates who behaved like that.
Lifson also observed that liberals were more prone to change the subject or to become angry when someone disagrees with them:
When the realization hits that a cherished belief might be wrong, negative emotions will rush in, and the conversation will be terminated by tears, a change of subject to another emotional topic (this is frequent with family members), or an angry outburst.
Mr. Lifson's entire article can be read in The American Thinker, March 14, 2012 at the following link:
Blog: Liberal intolerance, by the numbers