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Yes—and Of Course—Children Prefer Liberalism
www.TrevorGrantThomas.com ^ | 3/26/2018 | Trevor Grant Thomas

Posted on 03/28/2018 2:02:11 AM PDT by DWW1990

Conservatism is, in a sense, an acknowledgement of and a surrender to the truth. We conserve “what works,” those traditions, practices, and ideas that have long held the test of time—such as marriage being the union of one man and one woman, the idea that if a man doesn’t work, he shouldn’t eat, all men are created equal, life in the womb is real and precious—because they are rooted in the Truth...

Because what is tried and true can sometimes be viewed as stale and boring, and because being moral is often difficult, conservatism is frequently presented with challenges that liberalism is not. Because the moral demands of liberalism are light and few, life in this world is often much easier for a liberal. This is especially true in politics. For liberals—usually, but not always, democrats—governing becomes a matter of seeking what is popular and pleasing, not what is right...

One of the great lies of modern liberalism—perhaps THE great lie—is that the world owes us something, and it’s up to us to do whatever it takes to get it...

Because such a mindset is so familiar to them, it’s pretty easy to convince children—or those who think and reason like a child—that this is how the world should be. Thus, we shouldn’t be surprised that so many students—whether elementary, middle, high school, or college—are eager to take up liberal causes.

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TOPICS: Education; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; children; conservatism; democrats; liberalism

1 posted on 03/28/2018 2:02:11 AM PDT by DWW1990
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2 posted on 03/28/2018 2:16:06 AM PDT by vikingrinn
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To: vikingrinn

I prefer Roundup. :)


3 posted on 03/28/2018 2:22:57 AM PDT by DWW1990
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To: vikingrinn

In another universe, Trump still sits at the head of the table in “The Apprentice” where in the second episode, he fires David Hogg for insubordination and they have to drag him out kicking and screamimg. Ever confused, the young Hogg blames society in a post-Apprentice interview on Meet The Press.


4 posted on 03/28/2018 3:16:37 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: DWW1990; vikingrinn
The problemis that kids are not taught critical thinking:
  1. how to Evaluate and view evidence
  2. To recognize if they have pre-existent prejudices or attitudes or if their sources have
  3. To see the cause and effect and constraints of an action
  4. To evaluate the benefits, conduct a SWOT
  5. To decide on a right path

5 posted on 03/28/2018 3:33:49 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: DWW1990

Children prefer Liberalism (modern definition) because it is familiar to them: someone else (Mommy and Daddy) takes care of them; they are fed, clothed, housed, protected and amused by someone else’s efforts.


6 posted on 03/28/2018 3:40:53 AM PDT by VietVet
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Children up to the age of, say, eight, prefer liberalism for the reasons you cited ... but at some point after that they prefer it because their parents failed at guiding them to grow up and learn about self reliance (hence there are so many 30-somethings still living with their parents).


7 posted on 03/28/2018 4:01:14 AM PDT by zencycler
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To: VietVet

Exactly.


8 posted on 03/28/2018 4:08:31 AM PDT by DWW1990
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To: Cronos

Because of the government school monopoly, they are not taught critical thinking from a biblical worldview.


9 posted on 03/28/2018 4:09:48 AM PDT by DWW1990
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Their frontal lobes are not fully formed yet.

This explains a lot of things. It means their brains make illogical conclusions. This is great if you’re a theoretical physicist. It’s why most discoveries are made by people under 35. It’s also why all the best engineers, technicians and the like are 35 and older. It requires a stable brain that can process all the inputs and come out with a logical conclusion without jumping over important steps.

For this reason, young people should not be making policy.


10 posted on 03/28/2018 4:11:04 AM PDT by Malsua
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If they had “parents” at all. Too many have the state as their step-father.


11 posted on 03/28/2018 4:11:54 AM PDT by DWW1990
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To: VietVet

Exactly - it’s a natural progression from dependence to independence to one who can be depended upon - today’s society never seems to move fro the dependence role....


12 posted on 03/28/2018 5:06:47 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: Malsua

No one should be allowed to “make policy” until they prove they can hold down a job, pay their own bills, and keep their house in order. Being able to construct an “IM” should be celebrated about as much as being able to lick a stamp.


13 posted on 03/28/2018 5:16:36 AM PDT by DWW1990
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When the lie is propagated long enough ,it becomes the truth. Wonder who said that? I hope our kids don’t become little brownshirts.


14 posted on 03/28/2018 5:32:09 AM PDT by MGunny
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To: DWW1990

Children have always loved fairy tales.

At its best, Liberalism is a fairy tale.


15 posted on 03/28/2018 5:46:11 AM PDT by Natty Bumppo@frontier.net (We are the dangerous ones, who stand between all we love and a more dangerous world.)
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To: Natty Bumppo@frontier.net

Ha! Interesting characterization!: http://www.trevorgrantthomas.com/2014/03/liberals-prefer-land-of-make-believe.html


16 posted on 03/28/2018 6:05:23 AM PDT by DWW1990
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