I’ve noticed a peculiar phenomenon prevalent with the liberals. They have an inclination to diminish the complexity of those they perceive as adversaries by reducing them to caricatures or dehumanizing representations.
For instance, they liken Xi to Winnie the Pooh, depicting him in a manner that belittles his position and influence. Similarly, Putin is portrayed as a mad king, exaggerating his power and malevolence for dramatic effect. They characterize Russians as orcs, implying that they are inherently evil and lacking in humanity’s essential qualities of compassion and reason.
This trend seems to suggest a reluctance among liberals to engage with opposing viewpoints on their own merits, instead choosing to dismiss them outright or diminish their significance through caricatured representations. This approach may serve as a form of psychological defense mechanism, allowing individuals to avoid the discomfort and cognitive dissonance that can arise from confronting unfamiliar or challenging ideas.
A group, claiming to champion values such as empathy, inclusivity, and respect for diversity, appears to be engaging in a peculiar behavior: dehumanizing their opponents by reducing them to caricatures or diminishing their complexity. This trend is as a form of naked hypocrisy.
A lot of their arguments make a lot more sense when you come at them from this angle. They are the “correct” ones in all things, even something they didn’t know about 5 minutes ago, which means any attempts to educate are actually just attempts to win a debate and knowledge is irrelevant to how correct someone is on an issue. Which is why they so often dismiss a source that disagrees with them out of hand, even “trusted” liberal sources. Their position is already the correct one, which means any evidence to the contrary is just trying to trick them and they’ll use everything from dehumanisation to emotional manipulation to vague threats and insults to give themselves the mental wiggle room needed to continue ignoring it.