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Midnight Writer

(25,101 posts)
1. "Cognitive Dissonance Disorder"
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:56 AM
Oct 2014

Which is believing fervently in two totally conflicting viewpoints.

The people who are "law and order" conservatives are the same people who are outraged when they get a traffic ticket.

The retirees who complain that they didn't get a cost of living raise on their Social Security during the recession are the same people who complain about the rise in food stamp recipients during the recession.

The people who complain about "ignorant" young people are the same people who complain about paying taxes for public schools.

The people who depend on Medicare are the same people who complain about the "Government Takeover" of healthcare under Obamacare.

The people who brag about their firearm collection are the same people who claim their Second Amendment rights have been taken away.

The people who bemoan the decline of the middle-class are the same people who are against unions and the minimum wage.

These are just the tip of the iceberg and I could go on and on, but my point is that there is no logic or truth in many of the conservative beliefs.

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"Cognitive Dissonance Disorder" Midnight Writer Oct 2014 #1
Excellent analysis: Well done Populist_Prole Oct 2014 #2
Good list, Midnight Writer. bulloney Oct 2014 #7
Well stated, Midnight Writer. MarianJack Oct 2014 #9
All of the above ^ world wide wally Oct 2014 #3
which just shows that ignorance is all around us vlyons Oct 2014 #4
don't you mean "morans" redruddyred Oct 2014 #5
OOOPS! MarianJack Oct 2014 #10
Get a brain, moran!!1! blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #6
the mentailty of teaparty/conservatives is filled with oxymoronic flaws beachbum bob Oct 2014 #8
Well Said. MarianJack Oct 2014 #11
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