The Partisan Divide on Issues

[Classic-Xer]

(01-26-2020, 06:34 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: What you say about Bob you largely say about me... or David Horn... or Eric... or others. The person who denies something "I am not a racist" often accuses himself of something close. At least you recognize that there are good and bad in all groups -- but you could have adopted that meme from a liberal. We do not own that meme. You may know people, but your knowledge of ideas is decidedly low in development. your discussion of physical sparring with people to show what is true or right is void. I don't want to get in a fight with Mike Tyson, but I could rip him to pieces in an intellectual match. I am surprisingly adept at tearing down people who claim intellectual superiority. I know my limits and I consider them embarrassing. That is not new; such is the teaching of Socrates. 

Much of the problem comes from people who consider themselves well-learned despite knowing little yet think themselves better than the experts. Donald Trump is a prime example.

I am an American liberal. A liberal doesn't see things one way or only takes one issue into account or believes what one group has to say and so forth. I don't judge people based on their appearance, their class, their political affiliation or the color of their skin either. In other words, I don't judge a book by its cover. You and every other liberal here does that as they're tooting their horn calling themselves liberal and using the term liberal to describe their views and attract people who identify with the term and its values. Hint...I often refer to you folks as so called liberals because I don't view you guys as liberal.

Intellectuals flap their gums and promote themselves and their views/ideas for a living. Intellectuals use their academic titles/ college degrees and use high minded language/terms and high minded reasons/excuses as a means to distract or awe/convince and basically punk others who aren't intelligent/knowledgeable/naive enough to be able to see through it and understand exactly what they're really up to or/ trying to convince others to go along or believe in and so forth. Trump has been around the block more times than the liberals which is why Trump is such a threat to liberals and the Washington elites.