Hmmm, I’ve heard that line from liberals before, but now it seems they should be taking their own advice.
Many times I’ve been sent hate mail and called all kinds of things by liberals. But, when I ask for debate or just ask a liberal to answer a question, they don’t. They run away and I never hear from them again. I’ve always believed that the reason I don’t get answers, let alone healthy debate, is because the liberals CAN’T answer the questions or stand for a debate.
Well, guess what? I was right. Here’s a clip from study that was done at Ohio State and Brigham Young.
In a nutshell—Liberals need to open their minds and get out of their cocoons.
“Only 5 percent of online news readers go to political blogs on a daily basis, according to a new book by a different researcher, yet many represent the most politically active consumers of the news.
Such readers may prefer blogs over mainstream media sources because they suspect bias in the latter, said Richard Davis, a political scientist at Brigham Young University in Utah.
"They're clearly disenchanted with traditional media," Davis said. "That's why they read blogs in the first place — in their view, they see blogs as more accurate."
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This trust in blogs over traditional media does not carry over to general readers, Davis cautioned. Less frequent blog readers usually give equal weight to blogs and traditional media. And overall, general readers still put more faith in traditional media.
Conservatives buck the trend
Some findings from both researchers suggest that individual confidence and certainty play a role in what people choose to read.
People with stronger party affiliation, conservative political views, and greater interest in politics proved more likely to click on articles with opposing views, according to the Ohio State study.
"It appears that people with these characteristics are more confident in their views and so they're more inclined to at least take a quick look at the counterarguments," Knobloch-Westerwick noted.
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Among the political blog readers, a similar trend emerged in which "liberals read almost exclusively liberal blogs, but conservatives tend to read both," Davis said.
It all makes sense. Liberals don’t get it because they can’t see through blinders. So when a liberal says “Open Your Mind” it’s probably them that needs to open up and get out of the cocoon.
I was really glad to see this because I was not understanding why the hatred was being thrown my way and I was being referred to as all kinds of terrible things. I was also told to post more positive stuff and stop the negative bashing.
Well, now I know why those folks are the way they are. They can’t break free and don’t have the confidence in their own beliefs to stand up for them. Reminds of the post I made about “Do you believe what you believe"?” I think I found the answer.
So, to get you started how about listening to Karl Rove about Government HealthCare. Yes, open your mind. :-)
Click here to read the Wall Street Journal article he wrote and references in the videoUPDATE: I just got the smackdown from a liberal friend and I deserved it. So, I am here to apologize to my liberal friends who do take a moment to see the other side. I was guilty of lumping everyone in to the same category and that's something I despise. So, I apologize.
However, I still stand by what I said for those folks that it applies to :-)
3 comments:
Ahh. I had some really smart comment I was going to make and then by the time I finished reading, Dammit, I forgot.
But I will say this ... your opinion is yours and you certainly should (and do) feel free to write it in your blog AND your readers should feel free (I do) to respect your opinions and beliefs, even if they are not their own.
That's the part that makes me crazy. Just read, digest and form and opinion ... not an attack.
It's ....WE THE PEOPLE...not We the Liberals...correct me if I'm wrong...some might need reminding
As the person doing the smacking down (meaning, as a long time, knee-jerk liberal), I appreciate the update. You and I may not agree politically on every issue, but open-minded folks, whether conservative or liberal, should not have a problem reading your posts and having measured responses. It's the close-minded name-calling on either side that offends me. You keep posting, I'll keep reading (and occasionally, just shaking my head!)
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