I live in Ohio and I want to see if this is country wide. Liberals I have met are
Quiet at work and in public about their feelings. Conservatives I work with
and go out with are outspoksen in work about their feelings. It seems if
You are a white male they assume you are conservative.
Maybe some just don't have strong enough convictions to be open about their views. I also think that many are merely good at regurgitating talking points on forums, but yet they never engage in a debate. If they find discussion difficult as an anonymous poster, imagine how much more difficult it would be in person.
Usually, when people are open about their views, they discuss what bought them to their decision to support or not support policies, etc. If you can't discuss the details or explain how you came to have your opinion, then you're probably a parrot and you are repeating points, insults and biases that you have heard.
In the past, when I engaged with liberals in person, I knew I'd won the debate when they were unable to present an opposing view in a civil manner and I got called a ***** or worse. I saw the same pattern each time. First, it's the left bashing Republicans. When I come up with an argument, then the person says I can't prove it. When I ask them specifics, they get frustrated. It ends with them name calling. I suspect that they stop short of saying, "Because Obama said so."
For heaven's sake, we've all seen the many videos out there of Obama supporters being asked simple questions. Many don't have a clue what his policies are. Many didn't even know who the VP is. Many are clueless about what the Sequestration is. Is it any wonder that most debates end with Obama supporters name calling and storming off mad? They aren't equipped to articulate an opposing view. Try to get them past insults and talking points and they fall on their face.
Ask one to explain how gun control will prevent another mass shooting and they'll insist that criminals will eventually follow laws or they'll accuse gun owners of wanting violent people to have easy access to guns. You see their twisted logic here? They can't explain how laws will prevent shootings because the answer is that they can't. If they were to admit that, they would be hard pressed to keep defending their guy no matter how aggressively he goes after our rights. So, they use the non-answers. They sometimes say if it saves one life, it's worth it. Even though honest, armed citizens are likely to save more lives, they don't accept the same argument from opponents and usually go right back to accusing us of wanting to arm crazies. It's an endless cycle with the left and they manage to avoid ever answering questions.
They tend to call the right liars without explanation, a tried and true Alinsky tactic. They still accuse Bush of crimes, yet dismiss anything Obama does. With Benghazi, we get "What difference does it make?" I dare anyone to give that response when they launch unfounded and, after all these years, unproven attacks at Bush or Cheney. But say it to them in person because it's fun to watch their eyes roll back into heads.
My liberal friends refuse to engage me in a debate any more. Maybe because I've handed them their asses one too many times.
