Dennis Prager is a political conservative educator and commentator. He also has a very interesting take on the difference between liberal thought and liberal voting preferences – one that, not incidentally, I have written about in the past as well (though not as completely as in Mr. Prager’s most recent commentary).
Here is his “evidence” – which I have put in quotations because it is only evidence if you believe what he is saying to be accurate (which, albeit with several exceptions, I do):
This is the American tragedy in a nutshell: The Left votes its values. The Right votes its values. Liberals do not vote their values. Liberalism has almost nothing in common with leftism, yet virtually every liberal votes for the Left.
Liberals believe in racial integration. The Left believes in racial segregation (all-black dorms on college campuses, for example).
Liberals believe in the ideal of color-blindness. The Left rejects the ideal of color-blindness. In fact, the Left claims the very term “color-blind” is racist.
The Left maintains that all whites are racist. No liberals do.
Liberals have always believed in America (without ignoring its flaws). The Left believes America is and has always been a fundamentally immoral country.
Liberals have always believed in free speech, which, by definition, includes “hate speech.” The Left, on the other hand, does not believe in freedom of speech. There is no example in history — from the French Revolution to the Russian Revolution to the contemporary American campus — of the Left not suppressing dissent.
Liberals have always been in the forefront of those supporting Israel. The Left is anti-Israel and supports Israel’s enemies.
Liberals have always supported capitalism, knowing that there is no other economic system that maintains liberty or lifts vast numbers of people from poverty. The Left believes capitalism is evil.
Liberals regard the flag as a symbol of freedom. The Left regards the national flag as a symbol of racism and colonialism.
The Left supports giving hormone-blocking drugs to pre-pubescent children who say they are the opposite sex; removing the healthy breasts of teenage girls and young women who say they are boys; and castrating boys who say they are girls.
The Left fights for the “right” of men who say they are women to compete in women’s sports. No liberal does.
Interesting. Provocative. And mostly correct.
Mr. Prager goes on to outline the reasons he thinks liberals are so committed to anti-liberal positions. They, too, are interesting and provocative. I suggest you use the link I’ve provided and read them.
Then think about how you can mention some of his points to your self-defined “liberal” friends without angering them – maybe infuriating them and generating a very unpleasant response.
I don’t envy you the attempt.
