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.
Yes! I have notices that this extends to what they believe, they almost never will tell you what they truly belive in plain english, they will say a nice sounding thing next to it, or similar to it, and when you counter they get upset and at some point will give up and rage and say “you dont understand” or they will say the original policy they meant.
Like I have had a lib tell me “You should always pay people what they are worth… but it is ok to make a profit.” or when they where describing “Time Theft” it took multiple minutes for me to get them to say they where not stealing anything but taking “too many breaks” and “not working hard enough”
Bruh, Marx Tore into a near exact phrasing in “Critique of the Gotha program”. That was near 150 years ago!