INSIGHTS INTO THE MINDSET OF THE LEFTIST LIBERALISM

 INSIGHTS INTO THE MINDSET OF THE LEFTIST LIBERALISM

IN PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH - BLOGGER. CINOPS BEGONE - FRI. JAN. 31, 2020

 

Four Characteristics of the Liberal Mind that Are Destroying Society by John Horvat - Crusade Magazine March - April 2019  - Tradition -Family and Property -

Preface: This is one of the best I have found.

 

1. A Gradualist Progression Away from the Truth:

 

     One characteristic of the liberal mind is its gradualist progression away from the objective truth. In its early stages, the liberal mind does not deny the existence of objective truth outright. Instead, liberals deplore its rigidity.

    Instead they offer half-truths that mitigate the hard hearted attitudes of conservatives, smoothing the slide into error. The liberal mind likewise does not initially embrace error but is drawn toward and harbors sympathy for it.

    Thus the liberals might defend private property; but support excessive taxation on those who have large properties. They would expose crime but propose leniency for felons because of imagined injustices they might have suffered. The liberal mind is constantly looking for half-truths to appear more compassionate and kind.

 

2. Searching for Conclusions That Please:

 

    A second characteristic of the liberal mind is that it does not seek objective and external truths truths that explain reality. Liberals seek instead only those conclusions that please them. They search for perspectives that fit their temperaments, lifestyles and ways of being. These are the thoughts that guides their lives.

    This liberal mind is perfectly expressed by the famous Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v.Casey which stated: "At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence of the universe, and of the mystery of human life."

 

3. A Distorted Vision of Freedom:

 

    The Liberal mind gives rise to a mode of action which is easily defined. The foundation of liberal action is a distorted vision of freedom that consists of doing only what one wants to do. Thus, liberal action tends to be relativistic and subjective, following the whims of the individual. It can be imaginative and fantasy-driven when a person takes the action to its final consequences.

    Liberal action is also characterized by a spirit of doubt toward that which does not correspond to personal whims. Such doubt, however, is never directed toward that which does not please liberal whim.

 

4. A Dislike of Rules and Laws:

 

    The final characteristic of the liberal mind is a dislike of rules and laws. Law by definition is restrictive. Law consists of those reasonable precepts coming from a competent authority to which all must conform for the sake of the common good. Rules and laws upset the liberal mind, which feels attacked by them.

    Thus, liberals dislike anything that imposes restraint such as laws, manners or morals. In more advanced stages, even the restrictive nature of clothing or grammar can irritate the sensibilities of the liberal mindset.

    This, explains the liberal hostility to the Church and traditional notions of religion. God is the First Lawgiver and punishes those who sin against His Commandments. The liberal mind prefers a god for whom nothing is a sin. This god is one of the liberals own making. In their view, he radiates compassion not justice.

A COMMON TRAIT:

While these four psychological characteristics differ, they do have a common trait. They all are self-centered.... the dictates of each individual's ideas, tastes, and desires...each person determines right and wrong, truth and error.  

B The Descent to Anarchy:

    Up to this point the liberal order has survived because it lived off of the firm foundations of a Christian moral order... natural law and other institutions served to temper the disordered ideas, tastes and desires of individuals... The problem today is that half-truths now dominate and error is pushing he envelope ever closer to chaos....

George H. Kubeck