Originally posted by Fly-Sig:
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Why Do Liberals Act Like They Hate America?
The idea of American exceptionalism has been embedded in our collective DNA for generations. It is the faith-based belief that, as Ronald Reagan put it, America is a "shining city on a hill."
Do modern liberals believe that?
I almost never try to get into the other side's head or ascribe ill motives to those on the left. They are, I've always believed, misguided, not malign.
Not all liberals are the same. Broadly I put them into 3 groups.
The first group is a growing minority, who are true believers in some version of Marxism. They believe a pleasant Utopia can be created if collectivism is imposed. These are the Useful Idiots who will engage in activism of some form to promote progressive liberalism. This group can be violent but believe it is justified. Some may be powerful individuals.
The second group are the larger majority of liberals. They self-identify as "Liberal" without really thinking much about it or even being informed about it. Their families have always been JFK Democrats, or they are in a demographic that historically has been predominately D, so they assume that supporting modern liberalism is the moral thing to do. These people have good intentions but are misguided and ignorant.
The most dangerous group, though, are those who probably have no true ideological beliefs but use the mantle of liberalism to attain personal power and wealth. (Truthfully, the RINOs in Congress are the mirror image, who use the mantle of conservatism to gain personal power and wealth). These are the powerful elite. They instigate and fund the Useful Idiots. They use their power for personal gain without any regard for suffering they cause. Schiff, Pelosi, Schumer, Biden, Gates, etc. I think we may erroneously ascribe true believer status to them because they strongly push the progressive agenda, but their motives are purely selfish.