I had an occasion at work this past week to discuss politics with one of my fellow employees, and this in itself is very unusual because I make it a habit NEVER to discuss politics and religion at work. Well, I can't say "never" anymore because I found myself sucked into this particular discussion, and it went like this:
I went into the break room to update some safety material there when I overheard a young female employee say that she thought Hillary Clinton would make a good president. Before my common sense could kick in my head spun around and I said, "WHY?" in a voice that was louder than I wanted and loud enough to draw the attention - and the silence - of everyone else in the room.
Her reply, and the conversation that followed, gave me a very disturbing glimpse into this young liberal's mind. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: WHY?
Liberal: Because I think she'd make a good president.
Me: Again, WHY? What has she done to make you think that she'd be a good President?
Liberal: Because her husband was a good President.
Me: You mean Bill Clinton, one of only two US Presidents ever to be impeached? The one that lied under oath and committed a crime?
Liberal: Well, I don't think they should have impeached him.
Me: Why not? He committed a crime, he lied under oath. That's called 'perjury' and that's a crime.
Liberal: Well, I don't think they should have impeached him. They should have just fined him or something, but that's all.
Me: Serious question: you do understand the impeachment process, right?
Liberal: Yeah, I do.
Me: So you know that convening a grand jury and initiating the impeachment process are the same thing, only you have to use the impeachment process for a President, right?
Liberal: Yeah, but I don't think he did anything wrong so he shouldn't have been impeached.
Me: You know that perjury is a crime, right?
Liberal: Yeah, I know that.
Me: And you know that lying under oath is perjury, right?
Liberal: Yeah.
Me: Bill Clinton lied under oath! He committed a crime while President of the United States, so why shouldn't he be punished?
Liberal: Well, I just don't think he should have been impeached.
Me: If YOU lied under oath, if YOU committed perjury, don't you think you should be punished?
Liberal: Well, yeah...
Me: So why should the President not be punished for doing the same thing that you'd be punished for if you did it?
Liberal: I just don't think they should have impeached him.
Me: So why should the President not be punished for doing the same thing that you'd be punished for if you did it? What makes him any different than you?
Liberal: Because he was the President!
Me: My point exactly! Because he was the President only makes it worse!
Liberal: Well, I think he was a good President, but I think Obama's better!
Need I describe the look on my face when this young, clueless liberal uttered those words? (And have you guessed yet that this young lady was black?)
At this point I realized that I was engaged in a battle of wits with an unarmed person, and I just shook my head and walked away.
This exchange exemplifies what I have always thought is the main difference between a liberal and a conservative. Most conservatives - note I said 'most' and not 'all' - are able to see both sides of the issue and are able to back up their side with facts. Most liberals, on the other hand, either cannot see or refuse to see any side of a discussion other than their own, and when asked to produce facts and/or accomplishments cannot do so, instead backing up their beliefs with baseless personal opinions founded on what they've been told by other liberals or by what they've read in or heard on the liberal news media. They cannot substantiate their views with anything other than, "Well, I think so!"
Which is why our country is in the mess it is. We have a socialist dictator wanna-be sitting in the Oval Office, and he's supported by legions of those mindless liberal sheep which I have just described. And the really bad thing is that the total disaster that the conservatives have been saying is coming for the past five years is actually going to have to happen in order for anything to change for the good, and it's going to be hell picking up the pieces.
Which the conservatives will be stuck with doing, by the way.
I just hope it's not as bad as I think it's gonna be. In the mean time, I think I'll stay out of the break room for a while...
IHC
