Links presented without comment, and no comment is needed.

Both offer research and books on the thread title, and both go a long way to explain what goes on here in LTUP and elsewhere in society.

Link 1: http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Conser...-Conservatives

Link 2: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/467716.html

I most certainly do understand liberals. I also understand conservatives. i hate it when you understanders make claims of not understanding. I am a rabid understander

If I wanna determine who is the liberal in an argument, i usually look for the first occurrence of the words "so you think". that's usually my first indicator

umm.... self-described conservatives quoted in both links? I'm not persuaded, sorry HF.

Did you not understand what they said?

Actually, it's quite obvious that liberals understand conservatives more than vice-versa:

Liberals think that conservatives (in general) are anti-abortion, anti-woman and anti-minority. All of which is true of most (not all) of them.

Conservatives think liberals are Communists, despite the fact most despise Communism.

QED

Originally Posted by bildo baggins

Did you not understand what they said?

well, what they said, yes.... what they might have been thinking, not so certain

Originally Posted by Bob HSG

Actually, it's quite obvious that liberals understand conservatives more than vice-versa:

Liberals think that conservatives (in general) are anti-abortion, anti-woman and anti-minority. All of which is true of most (not all) of them.

Conservatives think liberals are Communists, despite the fact most despise Communism.

QED

Sure, these things are 'true' from a liberal's relativistic viewpoint, because for them social order and power flows from the State, not individuals. Thus if you do not support the State coercing individuals on what some want for woman, well obviously you are anti woman. The same for minorities.

It's curious to despise communism while making the social and economic arguments rooted in it.

Originally Posted by MtnGoat

Sure, these things are 'true' from a liberal's relativistic viewpoint, because for them social order and power flows from the State, not individuals. Thus if you do not support the State coercing individuals on what some want for woman, well obviously you are anti woman. The same for minorities.

It's curious to despise communism while making the social and economic arguments rooted in it.

What's curious is that some need to label people and name call names because they don't fit into a black and white political framework. Very curious...the us vs. them attitude here and in this country is a joke. The people that believe it are a joke and those that teach it are the true evil in this country. Turn off the Fox News and MSNbc people...

Well MSNBC anyway

Cause FOX is equal time

Originally Posted by bildo baggins

Well MSNBC anyway

Cause FOX is equal time

See case in point, thanks for proving my point, you can't even open your eyes to see that there is no way in Hell that Fox is fair and balanced. You can't even entertain the thought because of the blinders. Whew... Difference between John Steward and Fox is Steward admits he has a bias.

Jon Stewart Vs. Chris Wallace On Fox Bias (CQB 241) (14 min 57 sec)

I must admit I have a hard time understanding how liberals think the way they do. But then again I tend to think logically and do not generally let emotion and 'feelings' play a role in my decision making process.

Originally Posted by redhotpearl

See case in point, thanks for proving my point, you can't even open your eyes to see that there is no way in Hell that Fox is fair and balanced. You can't even entertain the thought because of the blinders. Whew... Difference between John Steward and Fox is Steward admits he has a bias.

Yep, I'm a goofy rube that takes everything FOX says as the Gospel

Originally Posted by redhotpearl

See case in point..

Originally Posted by Bob HSG

Actually, it's quite obvious that liberals understand conservatives more than vice-versa:

Liberals think that conservatives (in general) are anti-abortion, anti-woman and anti-minority. All of which is true of most (not all) of them.

Conservatives think liberals are Communists, despite the fact most despise Communism.

QED

No, THERE'S your "case in point" following right after your declaration of "case in point".

Scary how some believe in the polarized positions of others