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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts) Thu Apr 23, 2015, 06:21 PM Apr 2015

An odd observation about Republicans

I was having a "discussion" with a Republican family member when it occurred to me why we have so much difficulty talking to conservatives:

Conservatives treat facts as if they were opinions, and treat opinions as if they were facts.

Liberal: "The U.S. Census bureau figures show that..."
Conservative: "I don't believe it. Rush Limbaugh says that ... so you are wrong."

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An odd observation about Republicans (Original Post) Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 OP

Not just Conservatives...[n/t] Maedhros Apr 2015 #1

Nailed it. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #2

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say mindwalker_i Apr 2015 #3

From Daniel Patrick Moynihan Danascot Apr 2015 #4

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

1. Not just Conservatives...[n/t]

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 06:24 PM

Apr 2015

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. Nailed it.

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Thu Apr 23, 2015, 06:48 PM

Apr 2015

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

3. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 07:22 PM

Apr 2015

This issue affect all different people. It seems likely that us liberals ignore facts that wee don't like and elevate opinions to fact status for those things we do like. I'd like to believe Republicans do it more.

Danascot

(4,692 posts)

4. From Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 07:46 PM

Apr 2015

“You're entitled to your own opinions. You're not entitled to your own facts.”

If he'd lived through the last few years he might have added something about the ability to tell them apart.

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