The Consequences of Denial
An excellent
analysis of the liberal's mindset from Dr. Sanity:
The Consequences of Denial
The consequences of psychological denial can be seen every day in today's world; and particularly in the Democratically controlled United States Congress. All you have to do is watch these intellectual and moral giants in action (e.g., as in the recent hearings on Iraq) for even a brief moment and you likely will come away with the sense that something is terribly wrong with them. These posturing peacocks strut around acting like they are little gods and goddesses, oblivious to the fact that others perceive them as fools and clowns.
But that is one of the incredibly wonderful aspects of psychological denial.
In the vacuous recesses of their own minds, those who deny reality manage to convince themselves that they are "reality-based". One might justifiably ask them why they have an almost obsessive need to so aggressively tout their connection to reality, like some sort of celebrity name-dropper expecting to increase his stature in the eyes of the world: "Oh, by the way, did you know that I'm reality-based?"
And the money quote:
As the real world presses in on them, their voices have become more shrill and hysterical; their rage is escalating out of control. No longer do most of them even bother to argue their points logically; they simply loudly denounce any idea or person who threatens their ideology; or deliberately and with the ruthless finesse of all tyrants and thugs, simply attempt to silence all dissenting opinions. (See the style of one of their heroes for an example of this)
9/11 did not wake them up; rather it forced them to openly move toward what they have supported surreptitiously all along--the elimination of free speech in the name of political correctness and multiculturalism; a dictatorship where the pseudo-intellectual, politically correct priesthood rule; and complete control over the lives of others (for their own good, of course!).
Since their objectives happen to parallel those of the Islamic terrorists, they care not that their behavior enables and encourages the terrorist's agenda. They blithely denounce America and the principles of freedom and democracy out of one side of their mouth, while remaining convinced that their actions are patriotic and are representative of "true" American values.
Could not have said it better myself...
Posted by DaveH at April 21, 2008 10:07 AM