Are conservatives really blind followers like sheep, why would people say such a thing, give examples?

Question

Do conservatives realise why people think of them this way or do they just strike it off as hate speech

You notice how I ask a question for opening dialogue, without meaning any disrespect whatsoever, although it may have unintentionally come out that way, the conservative immediately resorts to insults and finger pointing, don't you have points or evidence to back up your beliefs instead of childish insults and finger pointing, prove liberals wrong for once

Answer 1

Here is a very basic example of the "sheeple" effect:
The more educated a person becomes the more they are ABLE to see, understand, and think of multiple perspectives of most agreements, situations, and problems. It is because of this very fact that educated people tend disagree among themselves. The less educated the more likely they will accept the position of their group leader, they simple sheeple right along behind their group thinker. They just accept.

OK, what does this mean to the left wingers: it means, as repugnicans put it, they can not decide among them selves-they have no cohesiveness.

The upside for the repugnicans is they have what the left wingers dont---cohesiveness and unity. Basically they are a large group of sheeple who do not question their leadership. It is a good thing being ignorant---right????

Answer 2

Your question is a bunch of political rhetoric! A conservative is supposedly like a blind sheep because they agree with other conservatives about issues; but liberals are not? I have more conservative ideals then liberal ones; I oppose new taxes because I think our government wastes far too much - because I believe that doesn't make me a blind sheep. Liberals seem to hate Bush, claim he lied, but can't prove it. Do those who believe he lied follow other liberals like blind sheep? I don't think so; its just a bunch of rhetoric that makes the other side feel good. Get into the debate on the issue and out of the campaign rhetoric business.

Answer 3

16 ways of a liberal


16. Your political theories sound exactly the same whether you're drunk or sober.

15. You're qualified to judge GWB the worst president in history even though the only other two presidents you can name are "Bill Clinton" and "Abraham Washington."

14. It makes perfect sense to you when you demand a conservative speaker be silenced because you consider him "intolerant."

13. You can openly regard blacks as helpless children unable to care for themselves and it's not considered racism.

12. Personal hygiene - Who needs it?

11. You can keep fantasizing that the Jeff Gannon non-story will finally gain some traction even though everyone with any brains gave up on it in March.

10. You can second guess conservative leaders for hours without having to worry about anyone second guessing liberal leaders. After all, nobody can second guess what doesn't exist.

9. It's easy to make time to go to anti-war protests when you rely on a welfare check instead of a paycheck.

8. When you post idiotic opinion, unsupported conjecture, or paranoid delusions on Yahoo, you just have to type "FACT!!!" at the end and your post magically becomes true.

7. You see no contradiction in hating Bill Gates who became a billionaire by selling a product that people want, and admiring George Soros who became a billionaire by weakening national economies and driving others into poverty.

6. You know deep in your heart of hearts that if the cat gets stuck in a tree, it really *is* the President's responsibility to get it out.

5. In the debate of religion vs. science, you can swear you have complete faith in science even though you never made better than a C- in elementary school science and couldn't even give the boiling point of water if your life depended on it.

4. Your most difficult philosophical question regards exactly what is meant by the word "is."

3. If your wife presents a threat to your lifestyle, you can openly cheat on her and none of your friends will be mad at you, provided you're President of the United States.

2. If a pregnancy presents a threat to your lifestyle, you can flush it and none of your friends will be mad at you.

1. If a girlfriend presents a threat to your lifestyle, you can drown her and none of your friends will be mad at you.

Answer 4

Why?
Government Indoctrination Centers (aka Public Schools) and the current state of mass media (no real journalism).

Have you ever read Orwell's 1984? There is new speak everywhere.
Example: There are a majority of people that claim they are conservative, yet they vote for Republicans. There has not been a Conservative Republican since Barry Goldwater.

Answer 5

I listen to both sides because of my percieved Blindness I have noticed a certain deafness of my Liberal counterparts. My sources are varied to a point yet I see little variation to Hating George. No solutions proffered in a positive manner and mode,
I could care less what your melanin content is and I slap down any notion that makes it the issue. I see more Hate spewing from the Left. You seem to like the Broad Brush also.

Answer 6

Not any more than neo-liberals. People say these things because it makes them feel powerful in THEIR flock of sheep to "get those neo-cons". Just like not all neo-liberals like Joe Lieberman, not all conservatives like GWB. Sure they realize it. The truly funny thing about rebelling against the norm is that the more people do it, the more THAT becomes the norm and the rebels become the very thing that they are rebelling against. At least I find that funny.

Answer 7

They think they're bucking the liberal trends and do write it off as hate speech.

I think there are innovative conservatives and sheep. Just like in every group.

The difference is, when you are trying to preserve the status quo, it appears you are goose stepping blindly and not wanting to try new things. But, if you are blindly only trying new things, and throwing out everything else as useless, you are sheep, too.

Answer 8

Are you going to answer every question with your stupid 16 points. I have no side conservative or liberal. But your stupid 16 points is kinda getting old.

Answer 9

no only liberals follow like sheep. You read Kos right?

16 ways of the liberal is too true and too funny!

Answer 10

what vote for my an just said is brilliant hes got the best answer by far thats insane couldnt say better