Posted on 12/22/2005 7:58:16 AM PST by mal
Many conservatives are absolutely perplexed by the question of what motivates liberals to take the patently wrong political positions they do. It’s difficult to explain it without believing such obviously wrong ideas like “liberals are just stupid”, or “they want to destroy our country”, but sometimes we resort to those explanations out of pure frustration.
But what is the explanation? Why do seemingly good, intelligent people take positions that cause so much harm in the face of all the facts? I’ve finally stumbled upon the answer, and it’s so stunningly simple, yet profound in its implications, that it’s absolutely mind-boggling. Liberalism isn’t a political ideology; it’s a psychology - the psychology of self-satisfaction to be precise.
A liberal (or a leftist; I use the terms interchangeably), is a person who only cares about politics to the extent that doing so makes him or her feel good, or avoid feeling bad, due both to external and internal factors. Their motivations can include things like a desire to feel intelligent, moral, noble, or unique, as well as a desire for peer acceptance or reverence, and aversion to being ostracized, among many other things.
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Actually, by some odd quirk, we have a [wild] peacock in our trees... go figure [?bird-brains of a feather? ;-)].
Merry Christmas and top o' the season to all!
God bless,
Bob I
Back atcha, Bob!!!
Best Wishes to all our Florida Freeper Friends!!!
Pete, Carol, Nick
WOW! Hudson?
Hudson FL is the first city to come up blank when I type it on Mapquest!
gonz, you know how to pick'em!
Merry Christmas, Pete, Carol & Nick and all my old Florida Freeper Friends!
I miss youse guys!
And I miss youse guys too!
Do you guys realize it was 6 years ago this month when we FReeped the Mouse and the clinton/gore demoncrat FLA convention?
WOW!~ What a great time we had. Almost as much fun as Sewell's Point~!
For a flashback to the Orlando FReep on 12/11/99,
click (or cut and paste) the link for the FReeper FReeport (sans photos) for a walk down memory lane...
http://www.FreeRepublic.com/forum/a38587e3b3410.htm
Hopefully we FReepers can get together to socialize and party- and not gather to bury someone. RIP, Mustang.
Those FReeper memories are fondly forever etched in my mind.
As gene stated earlier...
I miss youse Guys!
Merry Christmas guys, and all the best of everything for the new year! I miss all of you, too!! No doubt the 2006 elections will be giving us in Florida more than one excuse to get together for FReeps --- AND --- parties (knowing us :)!
If things heat up too bad - you highly decorated veteran FReepers of past Florida conflicts who moved out of state may just have to grab a red-eye and head back here to reinforce our rear flank.
Hey RATS! Be afraid - be very afraid. "We don't back down - never have - never will"!
Leni, where in the heck are you? Come on over for some Christmas cheer.
Gonzo, I hope Sherry is driving...
;^)
5.56mm
Just let me know, and I'm on a plane.
I haven't seen you all since election '04.
Quite a night...
WE WON!!!
I checked out Hudson FL ---Should I warn the local constabulary---of your pending arrival??!!@##$$%???
Happy New Year---FReepers one and all!!!
I think my tagline says it all..........
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