I have been having a frank and honest exchange with a conservative online conversation partner about just this. In the Age of Trump (though to be fair there were strong signs of this under W. Bush) this may be the clearest defining feature of what it means to be a Political Conservative in this country.
Liberals are open to unfolding evidence and are willing to change positions if indicated. Conservatives stake out a position, ignore unfolding evidence, and rigidly stay with a position. Liberals think it is a sign of strength and intelligence for those who first supported Smollett to have switched to condemning him when evidence emerged he was lying. Conservatives think this a sign of weakness and stupidity (stupid because they think admitting a mistake is bad for the brand). On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 9:31 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Semi-related, the right wing today is having a field day posting links to > “leftists” who originally defended Smollett (count me among them). They are > being typically viscous towards Elliot (formerly Ellen) Page, because they > cannot resist attacking anyone in the LGBTQ community. > > Worth noting that liberals who stood by Smollett were quick to denounce > him once his true character was revealed. And yet a recent poll shows 2/3 > of conservatives continue to stand by Trump even after it has been proven > the big lie was in fact a lie, and that the insurrection against the nation > they claim to love was fueled by he and his people. > > So while they are attacking a transgendered person for standing by someone > until it became clear that someone is in the wrong, they refuse to set that > same standard for themselves. > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 9:15 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> You're right, ginger man. >> https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/9/22826356/jussie-smollett-jurors-verdict-guilty >> (link) >> >> B >> >> Kevin M, Dec 9th: >> >>> To quote Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, “Guiity! Thank you, that is all.” >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9dacd342-6e14-4f13-92cf-788a6e70764bn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9dacd342-6e14-4f13-92cf-788a6e70764bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BAi4Cgwzmc%3DDHh1D-aA64RzKUYUT-YJndYf3yR5h9hBQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BAi4Cgwzmc%3DDHh1D-aA64RzKUYUT-YJndYf3yR5h9hBQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLpqD3x-a9ku9htZxRXxqa7Oy%3Dr6Ux7fHHsuT69iwBSbg%40mail.gmail.com.
