(Kapitel 6-Danish)
A Conservative sees the glass 1/2 full.
The Leftist sees it 1/2 empty Anon.
LEFTISTS IN PROFILE: Social Dreamers; Weak Self Control; Religious Worship; Avoidance of History; Spoiled Person Characteristics; Defective Social Analytical Ability; Defective Common Sense; Unsupported Beliefs; Manipulation; Humorless; Impaired Ability to Debate and Danger vs. Peaceful.
In the second and third chapters, I tried to set up comparisons and analysis to help us try to fathom a Leftists mind. The study has been clinical---my way. I have not kept logs and notes on control groups and others. I do not have to. I have lived a long and fruitful life.
As the saying goes, I have been there, done that. Because of my education and experiences, coupled with the many years I have had to observe and learn, there is no substitute. I will go toe to toe with any PhD or Physician in a discussion of the mysteries of the Leftist mind.
These days it is hard to find a PhD who is not a liberal/Leftist.
After all, most are a product of the Socialist age. My fresh approach is much needed. A kettle cannot call itself black. In my many discussions with professional shrinks, I know they become rigid and difficult to conceive a new approach. It is true of any profession or job.
Now is the time to profile a typical Leftist. What I say here is certainly not true of each and every Leftist. It is true of the typical Leftists, Statist, Socialist, Communist or whatever you want to call them. That is most of them.
As stated, we have examined the differences which help us see their characteristics. A profile is a different way of looking at the characteristics. Some of what is written here may sound as a repeat, but here the emphasis is on characteristics, not differences. I do not mean to isolate their characteristics as applying only to politics. The profile is for everything they do or do not do. We cannot lose sight of the fact that the terms ―Leftist and Conservative‖ were coined simply to identify these people as to their political choices. In many ways they remain different and not all are political. Leftist and Conservative are not descriptive of their choice of spouses, for example, nor does it seem to affect the choice of adult beverages, unless it‘s Starbucks. The Profile: First, Social Dreamer; In matters of political choices, the Leftist is nearsighted. By this I mean, they select dreams of a world which makes them comfortable and reject the hard realities of life. Most of them, believe the slogan, ―Make Peace Not War‖.
They refuse to believe their fellow man or women will not. They believe in solo power. I did not mean Solar; however, leftist believe in that as well. They believe if they have total control of everything, then all will be ok. You recall Woody Allen lamenting that all we needed was to make President Obama a dictator and all would be well. They idolize central power and cannot begin to comprehend it will be corrupted. That is why they created Camelot for JFK, why they elected FDR for an unprecedented fourth term. In some ways, their dreams give them a pretend world. It is not real.
Second, Weak Self Control: A Leftist is not well disciplined. Of course there are many variances, but about daily life their ability to deny themselves and to command themselves is weak. This explains the concepts of ―free love‖ and other forms of self-indulgence. You will see more Leftists gathering around a Starbucks than you will Conservatives. Why is that?
Because Conservatives are worried about too much caffeine and liberals refuse to consider it may cause them all manner of harm.
They revel in the ambiance where they can see and be seen.
This weakness is a part of their favoring a strong ―benevolent‖ leader. For example, in a room of people they, more than Conservatives, will automatically select the tallest and biggest male in the room to be the leader. They do this on blind faith, with hardly any thought as to whether this tall stranger might be as dumb as a rubber crutch. This faith sometime borders on worship of big and powerful.
This weak self-control or discipline is also why they gravitate to occupations which provide them protection. This is why they fit so well into academia, Hollywood, the theater, governmental jobs and many of the art forms. Of course, they generally avoid governmental jobs that reek with danger, such as police, military, and related occupations. In my 13 years of military service, and my 34 years in and around law enforcement, the Leftist was scarce as teeth on a hen.
Third, Religious Worship: Most Leftists avoid worship of intangible Gods. It is a strange anomaly with number two above.
You would think a person, who has weak self-control and opts out for the big guy in the room, would go beyond that and worship a God. They have trouble making the leap.
Most professed Atheists are Leftists, and many of them can be downright intolerant. They tend to develop spittle around the corners of their mouth when you say ―God is Good‖, but again another imponderable appears. They shut up when a Muslim says, ―Allah is Great‖. The weak self-control allows fear to act as a brake creating inconsistency. Just try to argue with a Leftist that atheism is a Religion. They do not get the concept. You see religion is generally described as a set of beliefs in the hereafter. You might believe in several intangible Gods or Rocks or wind as Gods etc., but the Leftists does not fathom that if you believe there is no God, and no hereafter, that is such a set of beliefs.
Fourth; Avoidance of History: What is meant here is that the Leftist pays scant attention to history as a precursor of the future.
History proves, making peace is spotty and not long lasting.
Further history is clear war is a part of the yearly chronicle of Homo Sapiens existence.
In my long life, we suffered WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Bosnia, Panama, Island of Grenada, and Middle East Wars in Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
I am certain I have missed one or two, and I am talking only about the United States. Add all the other wars and there is no end to it. Leftist believe that once we have world government we can cure the problem. Impossible…. a dream,… a fantasy. Just look at Islam as an example. The Leftist does not see a danger in Islam and refuses to pay any attention to their history of abuse and war. The Leftist cannot use History as a learning tool, because it is too upsetting. The Leftists does not like to have their surroundings threatened or laughed at.
Even if you could get to the Leftist‘s ―A Brave New World‖ you would have to destroy humanity as we know it.
Certainly the family would be gone. Aldous Huxley, the author of ―Brave New World‖
did just that. He created levels of humans grown out of test tubes and kept the more effective under control with ―Soma‖. Today‘s Leftist prefers pot. He developed a world in which all humans failed to exist. They were replaced with clone like creatures, albeit they looked and felt human. I do not believe destruction of life is progress, but surely it is change. It is the kind of change Obama preached in his campaign to be President.
Fifth, Spoiled Person Characteristics: This is a weaker characteristic, but very often observed. It does not mean they are spoiled, but they have mannerisms and habits which are similar. As they dream of Utopia, they see themselves protected and cared for by it. A Leftists leans on strong central control as salvation just as a spoiled person grew to rely on Mom and Dad.
I always remember the story of the spoiled (probably Leftist‘s) student sending a telegram (today it would be a text message) to his Conservative dad. ―Dear Dad, No Mon, No Fun, your Son‖, and the father‘s response. ―Dear Son, so sad, too bad, Your Dad.‖
Sixth, A defective Social analytical ability: T his is different than being a social dreamer.
What we are talking about here is mental agility. For example, Leftists have as much IQ
variance as Conservatives. At least there are no studies which contradict this conclusion and it has also been my observation. The point is their ability to memorize and regurgitate the memory in a test is about the same. Leftist seem to have an internal battle between their comfort level and common sense. In fact common sense, accurate historical data well processed, is weak in the liberal and very weak in the leftist.
For example, the belief that central control will solve the world‘s problems is not sustainable. They do not see it. To be able to mold the world with the wave of a wand, all the people have to be the same. It will not work if there are a lot of Conservatives or other folks who do not want to do morning calisthenics, drink only milk, and smoke no cigars.
They will object and the wand simply becomes a stick. Of course, this defect may also be a cause for their desire of complete control of births, cloning etc. To ever obtain Utopia you would have to wipe out over 1/2 of the populations and just as soon as you did that you would have to DNA test each new born to see if they are adaptable or not. If not they would kill the bad ones. Huxley saw this problem and then wrote a story that even with cloning you could not keep out the human spirit. Kind of like breeding a strain of dogs.
The Leftist does not get it, no matter how high their IQ is or is not. It is a defect in their wiring. It is a defect in the ability to process data.
Seventh, Defective common sense: It has been referred to as part of several of the above characteristics. Common sense is the ability to make decisions which will minimize risk and failure.
The common aspect is heavily reliant on our knowledge of history, old and current. This includes our willingness to accept history as indicators of future conduct. If you have it, it comes from education and experience. Learning how to hammer a nail takes physical strength, but it also takes common sense --- the knowledge to know which hammer end to use; how to place the nail; how to raise the hammer; deliver an effective blow and not injure yourself. Most pure bred Leftists are not well coordinated.
Most of the time it is not their lack of physical ability. It is the effective use of common sense, to move the muscles most effectively. The sense part of ―Common Sense‖, simply refers to the mental agility to use the common knowledge effectively.
Eighth, Unsupported beliefs: Parts of the above play a role in what we observe here. This is another example of leftist‘s blind faith. For example, a Leftists has blind spots in logic, when it comes to such things as whether Government has money or as Senator Chris Dodd (Democrat from Conn.) said, to explain why he would not vote for a GOP law to require Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac to refuse any loans where the buyer had not, at least pony up 5 % of the purchase price, (In the 60‘s, you had to have 25% to get a loan of any size.) ―…passage of such a requirement would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it.‖ Dodd is a Leftist and he simply does not make any sense. Blind spot. It should be painfully obvious that the only wealth government has is the wealth it gets from its citizens.
Leftists do not see it. It should be painfully obvious that the reason we had a financial meltdown in 2010 was because the Leftist had demanded Fannie and Mac take unsupported (lenders ability to pay) loans. Now, taxpayers will have to pay for all the loans that failed. We will do that with money Congress gives to these agencies to bail them out. That money is ours.
The list goes on and on.
Ninth: Manipulative: Leftists are manipulative. This is a big worry.
They function like the spoiled child, stated above. A spoiled child will tell Mom and Dad what he or she thinks they want to hear to get their way. In some quarters, it is called lying. This manipulative nature of the leftist makes them an ideal candidate for political office because they have little conscience in what they say. They will promise the illegal to be legal, the poor to be rich, the illiterate to be intelligent, etc. They pretend to be the Wizard of Oz. It is a characteristic of the Leftist to mislead to get their way. For example, Obama campaigned on ―Change‖
without telling anyone what kind of change he had in mind.
Pelosi wanted a vote on the health bill without bothering to read it, because passage was more important than what it said. Why was that? Because total health care control is a cornerstone of socialism/communism. Once passed, they could change it as they see fit.
Almost all Leftist do not want to support the written Constitution and yet all of them who take a position with the government, whether a judgeship or not, have to take an oath to support it. Most of them lie when they take that oath. Not important to them. Like a manipulative spoiled child they will say and do what they perceive is necessary to get their way.
Tenth: Humorless: On average, the Leftist is not a happy person.
Oh, they can be a comedian but that does not make them happy.
Jokes can be memorized and the Con can make it sound funny.
They can laugh but not heartily. They can dance and sing, but down inside, they find it difficult to smile broadly when not before the camera. Next time you watch Harry Reid, Maxine Waters, Henry Waxman, Pelosi, or Obama himself (substitute your favorite Liberal freely) look for spontaneity in their amusement. It is weak. You cannot picture one of them laughing at a ribald joke, laughing till they cry. It is not there folks. In this characteristic, it is S.A.D.
Eleventh, Impaired ability to Debate: I have spent a lifetime trying to debate Leftists.
Most of the time it is frustrating, because the typical Leftist will not get intellectual about any issue. Uniformly they reject history. As we have discovered, they will not follow common sense. They have packaged responses and tales to tell you, which are heard most of the time. They avoid the nuts and bolts and come on with generalities. Over and over, in Radio and TV shows, you will hear the liberal repeat canned response rather than get down and dirty. One of the best places to hear this is on the Rush Limbaugh show. His staff will gather the remarks of the left leaning media on a particular issue. He calls it a montage. The announcers/reporters use the same key words. It is as if the Leftist of the main stream media are being given scripts from some underground bunker. In debate, if pinned down, the Leftist will answer with something that is off the mark. You are talking about motivation as a tool to cure welfare, and they will respond that we just do not understand the down-trodden. I always have the feeling they live in a capsule and cannot tolerate anything outside of it. Like the ancient Sophists, they revel in sophistry.
Way too often the final Leftist response is some derogatory statement, such as ―You‘re a Racist‖ ―You‘re intolerant‖ ―You Conservatives are mean spirited‖ ―You have no generosity‖ or the final response and winner of the grand prize is, ―F__k You!!!‖ Or
―Screw You, you dumb s__t.‖ I cannot cry over spilled milk. Call in the cats.
Twelve, Dangerous vs. Peaceful: This is the most explosive (love the choice of words) issue which distinguishes a Leftist from a Conservative. Of course, there can be dangerous Conservatives but they are few in number. Let us remember Klu Klux Klan members were mostly Democrats and liberal. I am certain there may have been one or two Conservative, closet Republicans, in the group. In those days, if you were white male in the South you were registered as a Democrat. The point is if you are a betting person the odds are in favor of the Leftist causing trouble and not the Conservative. In my life time, close to home, the riots were all Leftists led. They were the ones who burned down a nearby Bank of America. The continuous riots at the WTO (World Trade Organizations) meetings have been Leftists. All Union led riots are Leftist. At the Nevada, Search Light Tea Party this year (2010), it was Union Leftists who threw eggs and turned street signs around, and yelled obscenities at the passer-byes. For over 16
years, I did a Jass show at the University of California at Santa Barbara on their FM
station.
That place was used as a marshaling ground for Leftist demonstrations and disruption.
When an opportunity came up to demonstrate, you could see the gleam in their eyes. In the State of Washington, officials have for years suffered blown up Power Towers and all have been Leftists. Combine a Leftist with an environmental issue and the T finally gets added to the T.N.
On a bigger scale, look at Waco, Texas. It was Leftist led by President Bill Clinton who became so reckless and minddead that they killed over 40 children in that Compound. I said children folks. I do not know whether Mr. McVeigh, who retaliated and blew up the Federal building in Oklahoma, was left or right. He did not say. For the debate, let‘s assume he was Conservative. His act would not have happened, ―BUT FOR‖, the acts of Leftists. The examples are in the Millions.
One of the most shocking bits of Leftist destruction, I can recall, was the killing of JFK in Dallas. All of the evidence was that Lee Harvey Oswald was a Communist on some twisted mission. Even his killer, Jack Ruby, was a registered Democrat.
Notice how they buried all that with JFK.
Conservatives are by their nature Conservative. This does not mean they will not respond with force. They will. The point is they respond, not initiate. Again play the odds.
Conservative are more in favor of peace than war. Leftists just say it like it is possible.
Conservatives know it is not, especially if you allow free love. Nothing is free.
The Leftist mind is not OK. Many before me have marveled at what appears to be a lack of common sense with Leftists. This observation is correct. Many others have said Leftists are mentally impaired. Even Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have come very close to saying so. Certainly other Conservative talk show hosts, including yours truly, have gone past close. We say it like it is. Michael Savage even did a book titled,
―Liberalism is a Mental Disorder‖. We are correct. I am going the step further and tell you how and in what manner Leftist have a neural dysfunction.
In the final analysis, a Leftist will not change any more than I can become a non-renaissance man. It is in the wiring and it cannot be repaired. A Leftist is like a computer with a bad virus. Strange things happen and go bump in the night.
What directs us all is our brain. It is our computer. I am not talking about social or environmental effects, except to conclude social contacts and environmental stimulus have very little to do with making one a Leftist or a Conservative.
Generally, we are born that way. We have been focusing on the power of logical and coherent thought. Our brains determine who we are and what we do.
The defect I identify does not mean a person will necessarily be Leftist. There are Conservatives who have a similar wiring problem, but the number is small. On the other hand, all true Leftists have the problem. If you know someone who is a recovering liberal, they just shed the overburden which had been placed on them.
You know that many brains do not work well. Science has pretty well catalogued the more obvious dysfunctions and has set up ways to treat, hospitalize or give them substances to make their lives somewhat bearable. Mental illness is well studied, but no one has had the courage or insight to suggest, in a real way, that Leftists are wired wrong.
What we have here is not presently considered a mental illness. That is the problem. This strange difference has been ignored or accepted as neutral. No longer can we do this.
Leftist in charge is like having a blind man fly your plane or drive your car or operate on you to remove something or another.
Disaster awaits.