tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6404316612000881619..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: To Our Friends On The Left: What, Exactly, Are You Afraid Of?Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-32001546350150973122016-11-13T07:03:35.517-08:002016-11-13T07:03:35.517-08:00It's been my experience that liberals like to ...It's been my experience that liberals like to only embrace and reflect with those who share their worldview. They refuse to listen to others even contrarians within their own party. This is by and large why they lost. The New York Times is now admitting they only reflected views that would sell paper in their region choosing to ignore any demographic groups that were not fully in the Democrat fold. In doing so NYT along with MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, Washington Post and AP were made into fools. The reason I often read British newspapers is that they pull no punches. I read the UK Guardian and frequently find political stories covered that have been ignored or deliberately covered up by domestic media. That is because our domestic media outlets have become entrenched in shaping the story to their liking rather than reporting the facts and allowing the population to make up their own minds. Imagine that-imagine a population left to make their own decisions rather than being stampeded into action by shell organizations, canned protests and false flag operations.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-46136619273533461392016-11-12T06:07:29.131-08:002016-11-12T06:07:29.131-08:00"Fail to see the logic"...that is your m..."Fail to see the logic"...that is your mistake. The left does not operate on logic. The left is all about emotion. It is how they campaigned and it is how they respond to outcomes. It is why it is impossible to debate or discuss issues with a leftist. They do not operate logically. They cannot use facts in a coherent manner. They tend to jump to emotional responses or devolve to name-calling because logic is "cold".<br /><br />The media will need to continue to whip up hysteria or the emotional responses will flame out as it takes work to sustain them. There is no "reason" for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1891220298416797272016-11-11T19:46:49.352-08:002016-11-11T19:46:49.352-08:00Nicely put, thanks.Nicely put, thanks.Mrs. Widgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574837619339009800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-53441007163459417012016-11-11T19:42:15.591-08:002016-11-11T19:42:15.591-08:00I think a lot of it was because Trump failed to ph...I think a lot of it was because Trump failed to phrase his policies or ideas in a professional, non-inflammatory way. Trump won in part because people liked his more conservative, country-first ideals, but saying you want to secure a border and have protective immigration laws sounds a lot better than saying lots of Mexicans are rapist and drug addicts. Trump speaks in hyperbole, which ended up being a double edged sword because a lot of folks liked that he was "telling it like it" in terms of securing the border or his other policies, but the news and others on the left saw the rhetoric as targeting and dangerous, whether it be Muslims, Mexicans, LGBT people, etc.<br /><br />The sad thing is that the way the left engaged with those on the right also ended up being in hyperbole making these claims about racism, sexism, xenophobia, etc because that's how their nominee spoke. I'm not saying they weren't justified per se due to the sound bytes, but most of his supporters didn't support his rhetoric or his negative behaviors, they supported the underlying ideas he had. They didn't see this as a race issue, they saw this an issue with finances and personal safety regarding their country. They came to that conclusion and support focusing on logic, so the extreme response from the left just confirms and entrenches their views further, just like when lots of people on the left felt more strongly about gun measures when those on the fringe right thought Obama was going to destroy the Second Amendment for wanting background checks.<br /><br />I'm not saying we shouldn't take what Trump says seriously, or that he should be excused for his past behaviors or words, but in the context of his campaign and presidency, the policies he's outlined and the way he is currently working with other Republicans in a respectful and logical manner should indicate that we aren't going to die. Though I'm personally concerned about the RNC's outlined policies on LGBT issues as well as the more dogmatic, socially conservative influence on the Supreme Court nominations (I have concerns on his stances on creationism, climate change, lgbt issues, and his tobacco lobby connections), I'm cautiously optimistic that there won't be a reversal of those rights already put into place due to Trump's general apathy towards social issues. At worst, the "LGBT movement" will politically stagnate and *gasp* not depend on the government to make their own progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com