From the Other Side of the Edge
“Disagreeing” with a Liberal….. a Primer
By Joe Facinoli 

Disagreeing with a Liberal, or arguing with them, as those discussions so often deteriorate into anyway, can be problematic for clearer thinking souls, or at least those of a more conservative stripe.   So, a quick lesson, or Primer, if you will, may be in order for a more successful understanding of the process. 

Card carrying Liberal Democrats, and their fellow Libs of all shapes and sizes, especially those of certain broadcast media outlets, give you all of two choices when "discussing" something (anything) with them. 

You may have already had the pleasure of “learning” about these, in your daily political repartee with office mates, co-workers, confused family members, or your kids’ teachers (especially college level “educators”), etc., etc.   But to reinforce your resolve, and just so you don’t think that you are alone in this counter intuitive, non-commonsensical, “other worldly” experience, let me spell it out for you. 

The resolution of any adversarial conversation with a Liberal, will always shake down to one of the following two possible outcomes: 

--Option #1)       “Their Way” 

--Option #2)       The   "How could there possibly be any other way than Their Way!"   option. 

(Also known as the:   "What?.... you witless conservative fool….. have you totally lost your mind?…… thinking like such an obviously uncaring dolt !!??"   option.) 

This option “choice” is usually followed by their referring to you as something along the lines of….. say…… an insensitive dinosaur, or an unfeeling fossil, a disengaged old school idiot, or a racist (that last one, of course, being obligatory). 

And when they do use Option #2 on you, which is approximately.... wait, let me calculate quickly here...... yes…. I’ve got it now.... that would be more exactly..... every single time…. and, if you would dare to raise an eyebrow, much less your hand, or your voice in protest…. then they are required by their secret, "pinky swear", double dog dare, wind farm grown, organic girl scout cookie blood oath and fight to the last breath death pact (taken the same day that they had half their brains removed, at the local Welfare & Food Stamps Rent Controlled Soup Kitchen/ Mental Health and Swine Flu Vaccination Clinic/Occupy Monsanto Building Lobby/Homeless Book Reading Camp and Kumbaya Shelter), to immediately go to Def Con 5, and tell you that: 

---- Your Way just happens to be completely wrong, stupid, naive, godless, inhumane, anti-human, sadistically twisted, perversely warped, and criminal (probably a war crime, but at least a felony). 

And as well, they will be compelled to continue (with still interlocked pinkies, and spitting organically frothed girl scout cookies -- made from soy -- on you), that your opinion is totally lacking, and likely void, of all clear thought, and any semblance of conscience, heart, soul, spirit, and/or human decency. 

And what’s more, if you don’t cease and desist immediately with such insanity, then they will be forced to have their regional “community organizer” (and part time MSNBC intern) come and visit you, and you don’t want that to happen, they will confidently warn you. 

Ya see, despite all the dramatic gestures of "reaching out", and the insistence on "working together", and all the politically correct (not to mention voter advantageous) talk of compromise, there is no "difference of opinion", with them, ever. 

Only Option #1. 

Sort of like after WWII , when the Russians sat down with Churchill and FDR, to determine what would happen, in the coming future, to the parcels of Germany, and all of the Eastern European countries, which the Red Army had “liberated”, on their way to Berlin. 

Ol’ Joe Stalin simply told them that:   “Everything which we have now, is rightfully ours…. forever.   Everything which you have, we need to talk about, and divide ‘equally’ among all of us.” 

The Russians didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize for that tactic, and didn’t make any money doing “negotiating” seminars afterward, but they did get their way.   By being uncompromising, ruthlessly belligerent, and in-your-face forceful about it.   And, by having adversaries who let them get away with it. 

Sound familiar? 

OK then, lesson complete.    Do we understand the Liberal way of thinking, and their "discussion" process a little better now? 

I thought maybe so.   And you were still thinking that the Libs were just a bunch of soft in the pointed head, discombobulated bookworms and global warming freaks,…….. weren’t you? 

Not exactly. 

So, good luck with that, and with your “disagreements”...... going  "Forward!". 

Joe Facinoli 

You can reach Joe at:  joefacinoli@gmail.com