America Has Moderate and Radical Conservatives, but No Liberals

I keep receiving comments and seeing news stories that follow some variation of, “First, you’re <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-maher-rips-media-coverage-120257050.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">wrong</a> to criticize conservatives, second extreme liberals are equally out of control.” You could restate this contradictory argument as, “The behavior you’re talking about doesn’t exist, and the only people doing it are people like you.” It’s utter nonsense. The bigger issue is that this form of discussion is so widespread that it has become the dominant cultural belief. The general public is inclined to assume that liberal policies don’t work. In fact, they’d rather endure the discomfort of <a href="https://readcultured.com/cognitive-dissonance-can-lead-to-violence-but-that-does-not-justify-suppressing-the-truth-72b80f9d4dc3" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">cognitive dissonance</a> rather than reexamine their oversimplified and inaccurate assumptions in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. We’re subjected to a constant media barrage that vindicates conservatives and blames liberals. The fact that no liberals are ever provided the courtesy of equal air time is proof of my position. The best we get is a newscaster saying, “Liberals are at fault” followed by an awkward silence. The truth is that when bad things happen in the United States it’s overwhelmingly <a href="https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-rise-of-political-violence-in-the-united-states/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">members of the political right</a> who are responsible. There is no “liberal bias” in the media or anywhere, saying so is just propaganda to hide the fact that history has shown over and over that conservative philosophies simply don’t work. <a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/america-has-moderate-and-radical-conservatives-but-no-liberals-d8433e25c3b5">Website</a>