This article appeared in our Sunday paper. It touched on any number of points I've made on past DR posts.

It's like deja vu, all over again.

haha REIN

Missed that thread. I was playing with my coloring book...

"But American liberals/conservatives, to a degree far surpassing conservatives/liberals, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative/liberal positions are not just wrong but illegitimate, ideological and unworthy of serious consideration."

There, fixed it.

Shouldn't the question be "Why are Cons so stupid?"

Sorry I couldn't resist.

Are you talking to me?

Mysterymeat, I called my family and told them we are going to eat at a new place when I get back. How far is it from Rockville?

Not far.

But American liberals, to a degree far surpassing conservatives, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative positions are not just wrong but illegitimate, ideological and unworthy of serious consideration.

HA

Thanks for the laugh to start my day.

Of course, plenty of conservatives are hardly above feeling superior. But the closest they come to portraying liberals as systematically mistaken in their worldview is when they try to identify ideological dogmatism in a narrow slice of the left (say, among Ivy League faculty members), in a particular moment (during the health-care debate, for instance) or in specific individuals (such as Obama or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom some conservatives accuse of being stealth ideologues). A few conservative voices may say that all liberals are always wrong, but these tend to be relatively marginal figures or media gadflies such as Glenn Beck.

In contrast, an extraordinary range of liberal writers, commentators and leaders -- from Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" to Obama's White House, with many stops in between -- have developed or articulated narratives that apply to virtually all conservatives at all times.
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A few conservative voices may say that all liberals are always wrong, but these tend to be relatively marginal figures or media gadflies such as Glenn Beck.

A little more honesty needed!

Because we pity you retards, that's why.

Because they feel that trying to act superior will be cover for their shortcomings. [Attitude in place of ability]

#12 | POSTED BY MSGT
"Because they feel that trying to act superior will be cover for their shortcomings. [Attitude in place of ability]"

This very statement is a perfect example of the lack of respect that either side has for the other. You can flip it around either way, and it still works. MSGT may have been describing liberals, but it applies equally well with conservatives.