Iceweasel
Diamond Member
Sorry, but that sounds like sexism speaking out against sexism to me.I noticed this issue years ago with men. Particularly men who are abusive. They might drink, beat their wives, kick the dog and break the furniture. When confronted with a spouse that has had enough and walked out, the complaint is "She doesn't think for herself. She listens to her mother, her sister, her friends. She can't make up her own mind." The assumption is, if she though for herself, she would agree that his actions were reasonable and even kindly. That's what he thought they were. If he wife really thought for herself, she would agree with him. Because she finally had a gut full and left, she can't think for herself.
I don't think many (most?) liberals really analyse things in detail. If it feels or looks good, it's good. If it feels or looks bad, it's bad. I've spoken with very many liberals and they typically cannot articulate why they believe what they do. I believe that those types fall prey to group think and peer pressure than conservatives. Of course there are conservatives who grew up in that atmosphere but generally speaking they can at least explain why they think what they do.Everyone thinks for themselves. A leftist has made an independent decision that whatever the left stands for is what they stand for. A rightist has also made an independent decision that whatever the right stands for is what they stand for. Only the right is liberal enough to permit independents to make up their own minds. Liberals demand lockstep thinking. Dissent is not permitted to the slightest degree. That's what makes the left so dangerous.