Yes, I am aware of all that. And I have noticed not only the utter arrogance of liberal leaders, but that this arrogance is strongly attractive to liberal followers. Looking at pictures of Obama vs. Bush drives home that point: Obama *always* places himself to look down on people, and even when he is alone, he holds his head so as to give the impression that he is looking down his nose at the entire world. Whereas Bush is always seen looking straight at the camera, or putting himself at the same level of anyone he is interacting with. The difference is profound.
But that wasn’t really what I was looking for in the way of an answer to “why”—that is more of a “how.” I came from the same background, I went through the same cultural indoctrination, yet I question and challenge everything. My background should have made me a rabidly pro-abortion man-hating feminist, enamored with unions and minimum wage laws, and convinced that the government isn’t redistributing enough wealth. I would like to know the fundamental reason why the leftist/socialist propaganda is so readily swallowed by some, while others roundly reject it. And once we have an answer to that, I want to know how to enable people to protect themselves against the siren call of the left.
Yep, we need a vaccine to cure leftism
There are probably a multitude of reasons why one person is influenced by the left and another is not. But enabling people to protect themselves from the siren call of the left begins with education, parents teaching their kids the truth, and accessing good books and media. Many of the people who want Obamacare do not have any understanding about economics and those are the same people who voted Democrat because they could get a mortgage on a home they could not afford. They furthermore are more interested in what they can get rather than what is best for the country and so we are dealing with ignorance as well as an entitlement frame of mind. Education and parents are the key when young. It is harder to reach them when older but I know I learned a lot from Rush Limbaugh and freerepublic. It is a process and it all depends on how vehemently the people feel a need to hold onto their belief system.