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Why I believe Liberals have arrested development

RJ~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/17 19:59:14
Arrested development - I agree
It goes *way* deeper than that
My hair is a bird - your argument is invalid
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There's a common belief that political Liberals just can't help being Liberals. I've come to agree with that belief.

Some may chalk it up to "mental illness", and while that may be so, I've arrived at a different explanation: "arrested development." It's my view that Liberals' development has been arrested somewhere in the 8 - 12 year old range.


Why do I believe this? Well, if you look at the various views that Liberals hold, the common thread is they're all very child-like. They never seem to acknowledge the principles by which the adult world operates.

For example, Liberals always seem to want everything to be "fair". If anyone has a nice house, then everyone should have a nice house. If anyone owns a cell phone, everyone should own a cell phone. If anyone has cable TV, everyone should have cable TV.

Also as with children, Liberals accept at face value everything their leaders say, and believe in their hearts that everything their leaders do is right. In other words, Liberals view their political leaders very much the way children view their Mommies and Daddies.

And when Mommy and Daddy don't "like" someone, children usually don't
like them either. This explains why Liberals view everything their opponents say and do as "bad", even while their Mommies and Daddies do the same exact things!

A great example of this is that when a Republican President taps foreign phone calls made by suspected terrorists, Liberals scream bloody murder and it's the end of civil rights. But when Daddy murders suspected terrorists in cold blood without a trial, Liberals brag about it on bumper stickers and consider it a winning campaign issue!

And like children, Liberals exhibit childhood rebellion. Liberals freely acknowledge that they love to be "edgy": primarily defined by including the f-word in the entertainment they produce and consume - and in their everyday speech. What clearer form of childish rebellion is there than the thrill of saying "dirty words?

As with children, Liberals lack perspective on events and issues because they have little knowledge of history.

The best example is how they view the attacks on President Obama as "racism", completely ignorant of the fact that the last time a Liberal was in the White House (Clinton), he was white - and was attacked with equal, if not greater, intensity.

We're all well aware of how children lack any sense of the value of money. To children - and to Liberals - money is something that is just always "there", but comes from somewhere else.

Left to their own devices, children will spend whatever money they have, and whatever they can borrow from others, like there's no tomorrow. This explains why the current administration has racked up more debt than all previous administrations combined.


But let's keep in mind the biggest difference between children and Liberals. Whereas it's difficult if not impossible to disown children - to kick them out - before they're 18 years old, it will be a lot easier to kick out this Liberal administration when it's only 4 years old!
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  • Striker 2012/08/17 21:03:31
    It goes *way* deeper than that
    Striker
    +1
    Wonder why, with all the "laws" we have, Irrationals are not banned from voting?
  • Philo-WHEREAREYOU,USA? 2012/08/17 20:57:45
    Arrested development - I agree
    Philo-WHEREAREYOU,USA?
    +4
    ...I would also accept genetic malformation of the central nervous system resulting in a physical defect of the brain...
  • RJ~PWCM... Philo-W... 2012/08/17 20:59:01
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +4
    (No doubt caused by global warming!)
  • Philo-W... RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 21:15:04
    Philo-WHEREAREYOU,USA?
    +2
    I would have guessed parental substance abuse, but I'm pretty sure that's what caused "global warming," too, so either way, right?! ;)
  • Theresa 2012/08/17 20:51:07
    Arrested development - I agree
    Theresa
    +4
    They are stuck emotionally at before puberty. This is sad because it explains why they enjoy magical thinking.
  • matthew... Theresa 2012/08/20 00:15:53
    matthew.kennedy.31586
    It's amazing how perfectly you describe yourselves -
    What a fascinating psychology!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo...
  • Theresa matthew... 2012/08/20 04:01:37
    Theresa
    +1
    Transference is another trait!
  • RJ~PWCM... matthew... 2012/08/20 15:48:37
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    This one will be in the next version of my piece. It's a great example of how children - and Liberals - respond with:

    "no YOU are!"

    and mistakenly believe they've said something.
  • Kane Fernau 2012/08/17 20:46:10
  • RJ~PWCM... Kane Fe... 2012/08/17 20:58:10
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +1
    Not quite sure what you're getting at there.
  • Kane Fe... RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 21:49:06
    Kane Fernau
    +3
    I thought it was a joke
  • RJ~PWCM... Kane Fe... 2012/08/17 21:58:54 (edited)
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +1
    Sorry. I don't get it. But it doesn't matter! :)
  • Kane Fe... RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 22:02:20
  • Getting... Kane Fe... 2012/08/18 00:58:19
    GettingBarried
    +3
    lol kinda like the news story a few months back where this infant boy was born with no eyelids. Doctors circumcised him and used that skin to create new eyelids. Apparently it was very successful. The only drawback being his vision is a little cock-eyed...
  • RJ~PWCM... Getting... 2012/08/18 01:02:25
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    LOL!

    THAT one I get.
  • jimmy d 2012/08/17 20:38:14
    Arrested development - I agree
    jimmy d
    +4
    The voice of reason!
  • Dagon 2012/08/17 20:32:31 (edited)
  • RJ~PWCM... Dagon 2012/08/17 20:37:16
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    Thanks!
  • firelooker 2012/08/17 20:26:23
    Arrested development - I agree
    firelooker
    +2
    This sounds like apretty fair description of most liberals, problem is is that when they're in charge they screw everything up w/ their ideas.
  • RJ~PWCM... firelooker 2012/08/17 20:27:08
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +1
    It's a big problem. We have to get them out!
  • firelooker RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 20:29:16
    firelooker
    +3
    Agreed, b4 they destroy this country.
  • Heptarch firelooker 2012/08/17 22:26:22
    Heptarch
    As opposed to Conservatives who screw it up with theirs?

    Face it, the only way this country works is taking the best ideas of BOTH sides and implementing them.
  • firelooker Heptarch 2012/08/17 22:57:23
    firelooker
    +2
    Okay what good ideas has the left come up with since they've become socialists?
  • Heptarch firelooker 2012/08/18 04:15:59
    Heptarch
    They're not Socialists. Your premise is flawed.
  • RJ~PWCM... Heptarch 2012/08/18 20:04:55
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    So you believe conservatives screw up the country with their ideas, but then you try to claim you're not a Liberal.

    What we all can be 1000% sure you are is a FAKE, FRAUD & PHONY.
  • Heptarch RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/19 00:29:24
    Heptarch
    "So you believe conservatives screw up the country with their ideas, but then you try to claim you're not a Liberal."

    A centrist can believe that one side or the other is screwing things up for this country.

    I notice that you neglected to read the part of my post where I said that taking good ideas FROM BOTH SIDES is how this country should work. Or perhaps you're just profoundly dishonest and rather than deal with the reality of a moderate taking your beloved right wing to task you desperately need to portray me as a leftist.
  • RJ~PWCM... Heptarch 2012/08/19 03:40:05
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    Yeah, you claim "centrism", but curiously all your criticism is reserved for conservatives.

    Whatever.
  • Heptarch RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/19 03:58:42
    Heptarch
    Not true at all. I freely admit that the MAJORITY of my criticism is for conservatives, but that's because they deserve more for their blatant and disgusting fear-mongering and divisiveness.

    I've had plenty of things to say to Liberals as well. I just don't see them acting like short-sighted, close-minded bigots at the same level of conservatives.
  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/08/17 20:22:07
    It goes *way* deeper than that
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    +3
    Not arrested development, but power mania. And in some cases, pyromania.
  • RJ~PWCM... Temlako... 2012/08/17 20:24:55
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +3
    And in some cases, an as-yet undiagnosed form of "mania":

    cases as-yet undiagnosed form mania
  • firelooker Temlako... 2012/08/17 22:58:11
    firelooker
    +2
    I like that- pyromania, maybe we can arrest them for Arson.
  • zbacku 2012/08/17 20:14:33
    It goes *way* deeper than that
    zbacku
    +3
    Liberals cannot deal with any opposition to their Utopia.
  • Striker zbacku 2012/08/17 21:06:43
    Striker
    +1
    I will support Utopia if it ever becomes reality! Seems no danger of THAT!
  • gregory.ditzler 2012/08/17 20:13:44
    My hair is a bird - your argument is invalid
    gregory.ditzler
    I think that conservatives are the ones who have an arrested development, Conservatives don't know how to share which is one of the first things we teach children. They also have an irrational fear of sex just like children who don't understand sex are disgusted by it. Also conservatives don't like being told that their wrong and don't like anything too complicated because it goes over there heads like global climate change or evolution.
  • RJ~PWCM... gregory... 2012/08/17 20:23:35
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    Thanks. Another trait to add to my essay -

    When told "you have arrested development", many Liberals will reflexively answer "No, YOU HAVE ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT."

    Just like a child!
  • gregory... RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 20:25:58
    gregory.ditzler
    I could have made references pointing out that conservatives are masochists as well but I thought that would be too off topic. Let me ask you something if it's the liberals who are undeveloped then why are most scientists and college graduates liberal?
  • RJ~PWCM... gregory... 2012/08/17 20:28:55
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    That's a Two-for-One Special:

    A red herring AND an incorrect premise!

    Read the piece again. It's about ***behavior***.
  • gregory... RJ~PWCM... 2012/08/17 20:37:12
    gregory.ditzler
    One thing the term arrested development isn't even used in psychology anymore the closest thing in definition is neoteny or retention of child like traits into adulthood or in other words a developmental problem. You also show ignorance of actual statistics seeing as most people graduating college are liberal although I am sure your going to just shrug this off because it doesn't match your picture of reality.
  • RJ~PWCM... gregory... 2012/08/17 20:54:58
    RJ~PWCM~JLA
    +2
    Wow, that's a lot more grist for the mill.

    Briefly:

    - Your premise is incorrect because you implicitly equate "being in / graduating college" with "not having arrested development." Most who are familiar with college students these days would agree there's no correlation between the two.

    - You engage in ad-hominem attack. This is the arrested-development Liberal equivalent of sticking out the tongue and shouting "nyaah nyaah!"

    Thanks for helping me further develop my essay!
  • jimmy d gregory... 2012/08/17 20:44:25 (edited)
    jimmy d
    +3
    They've been indoctrinated. I have my master's and didn't fall for their crap. Neither are my children. Why are so many of the lazy masses liberal?

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