Criticism for Conservatives and Liberals

• Criticize a conservative and he will argue on the substance of the charge.
• Criticize a liberal and he will assassinate your character.

• Criticize a conservative and he will ask for your evidence.
• Criticize a liberal and he will call you a liar and be done with it.

• Criticize a conservative and he will debate you on the logic of the charge.
• Criticize a liberal and he will appeal to the emotional content of the allegation.

• Criticize a conservative and he will still respect you for speaking your mind.
• Criticize a liberal and he will curse you for speaking your mind.

• Criticize a conservative and he will defend your right to express your opinion.
• Criticize a liberal and he will rip you for hate speech and bigotry.

• Criticize a conservative and he will seriously examine your contentions.
• Criticize a liberal and he will mock your stupidity for opposing him.

• Criticize a conservative and he will listen and answer you on the merits of the charge.
• Criticize a liberal and he will interrupt you and shout you down.

• Criticize a conservative and he will believe that you speak in good faith.
• Criticize a liberal and he will indict you for having an agenda of greed and selfishness.

• Criticize a conservative and he will assume you are speaking on your own behalf.
• Criticize a liberal and he will accuse you of speaking on behalf of an evil system.

• Criticize a conservative and he will give you an honest and direct answer.
• Criticize a liberal and he will obfuscate his answer with smoke and mirrors.

• Criticize a conservative and he will shake hands with you at the end of the day.
• Criticize a liberal and he will spit on you at the end of the day.

• Criticize a conservative and he will work on a compromise with you.
• Criticize a liberal and he will shaft you and do things his way after all.

• Criticize a conservative and he will forget it and wipe the slate clean.
• Criticize a liberal and he will exact revenge on you and make you pay.

• Criticize a conservative and you can never lose.
• Criticize a liberal and you can never win.

Comments

[Tim Garcia]

This is, sadly, what using labels does to us.

I am a liberal, but I will not assassinate your character; in fact, I think quite highly of you, this post being quite puzzling, frankly.