Liberals are less tolerant of the views of others.

[Immanuel]

Studies have revealed that liberals are far less tolerant than conservatives when it comes to other peoples' opinions According to an article written by Thomas Lifson on March 13, 2012:

“The new research found that instead of engaging in civil discourse or debate, fully 16% of liberals admitted to blocking, unfriending or overtly hiding someone on a social networking site because that person expressed views they disagreed with. That's double the percentage of conservatives and more than twice the percentage of political moderates who behaved like that.”

Lifson also observed that liberals were more prone to change the subject or to become angry when someone disagrees with them:

“When the realization hits that a cherished belief might be wrong, negative emotions will rush in, and the conversation will be terminated by tears, a change of subject to another emotional topic (this is frequent with family members), or an angry outburst.”

Mr. Lifson's entire article can be read in The American Thinker, March 14, 2012 at the following link:

Blog: Liberal intolerance, by the numbers

It is not like that is something we didn't all know and have not said for years.

Immie

that there is a text book example of confirmation bias.

I might be open to being convinced that it depends on the side of the track you are coming from.

It is easy for me to see the intolerance of the left because they are intolerant of me and my beliefs. I have to look harder for the intolerance from the right because it is not generally directed at me.

On the other hand, you seem to accept Jillian's intolerant statement without a comment. Might that be because you don't see it as being intolerant? Yes, Jillian displayed intolerance (possibly deliberately due to the topic) of the view that people on her side were more intolerant than the other side.

The left doesn't believe itself to be intolerant. Which is hogwash. The way I see it. They are much more intolerant of differing views than the right. Take two issues one supported by the left wing and one by the right wing (examples gay marriage and religious freedoms) and I think you will find that taking the opposing point of view from the left will get you in much more trouble with them than doing so with the right. Since I find myself in opposition to both sides on many issues i.e. I support Welfare and the right not so much, I can tell you that those on the right seem to be much more tolerant of my "opposition" than those on the left do.

True that is not a scientific way to determine this question as other factors could definitely be involved such as the fact that I am seen as being more conservative than not by most people. Maybe that has something to do with it. But generally when this is not so much of an issue, I think you will find that people on the right are more willing to forgive your "transgressions" than those on the left.

Immie

 

[Conservative]

wow... look at that... the most intolerant views expressed in this thread about the intolerance of liberals... came from liberals.

Who would have known?

 

[naturegirl]

wow... look at that... the most intolerant views expressed in this thread about the intolerance of liberals... came from liberals.

Who would have known?

Think they've blocked us yet??

 

[Steelplate]

I've noticed just in this thread that certain posters immediately resorted to name calling without any explanation of why they disagreed with the OP. Interesting. I have had 2 liberal friends drop me from Facebook after I posted some articles on immigration. Intolerant? You bet.

I see anyone disagreeing with the administration being called names, ridiculed and vilified. Anyone disagree with so-called immigration reform? Well, get used to being ridiculed by our president in front of a group of amnesty supporters. Remember the moat with alligators comment?and anyone agreeing with the administration is a COMMUNIST, SOCIALIST, MUSLIM SYMPATHIZER

Tea party members were accused of being violent and racist. All of them. No proof of racism and not a hint of violence. Yet the same people supported the violent and nasty WS Occupoopers.Violent and nasty? Isolated incidents that have been overblown by the AM Radio crowd. BTW....I don't know ANYONE that calls all of the Tea Party racists. Methinks your full of shit.... But nice to know you have no problem with the name calling thing.

Don't like the EPA having unlimited powers and the ability to create regulations that make cap and trade a reality and others that prevent border patrol from doing their job? Be prepared to get accused of wanting dirty water and air. (even though that is not the goal of the EPA these days)Who says the EPA has unlimited powers? Which one? Rush, Hannity, Savage? That's BS and you know it.

Don't like giving illegal aliens the opportunity to vote in our elections, which they will in droves since it's been made clear how easy it is and how states will be sued if they try to do anything about it. The problem ISN'T that we want illegals to vote.... it's that there has been no real proof of voter fraud to any real extent, but you have no problem making poor people(who coincidentally tend to vote Democratic) to jump through hoops to vote.

Want health care repealed like 51% of Americans? No liberal is willing to discuss the details of the oppressive health care bill, which has little to do with health. You'll simply be accused of racism again because you don't want minorities to get health care.Not at all... we just want what EVERY ONE OF OUR FOREIGN COMPETITORS HAVE...Health Care where Individuals and Businesses don't have to carry that financial burden alone... that's PART of the reason why we are losing business to foreign countries.

If you don't vote for Obama, you're racist. No liberal will recognize that his radical views might turn people off, must be color. It's always about color with liberals.If you vote FOR Obama... you're a Communist

I've never had a decent discussion with a liberal on issues. I get some worn out talking points, then the name calling starts. Perhaps they don't understand the effect the liberal policies have on the average person. Perhaps they don't care. As if liberals don't get worn out talking about Right Wing Talking points? Gimme a break.... you see, that's the problem...when a liberal has a position on a given issue... it's a "TALKING POINT". But when a Conservative has a position... it's not(According to...once again... The AM Radio/Fox boys.

I just know I have never had a meaningful politician discussion with any liberal anywhere.

Did you ever consider that perhaps the problem is one where you only want to do the talking and never consider any other viewpoint? Just sayin'

 

[Inthemiddle]

The study is flawed in several ways. Here are a few:

1. Sample size is not convincing.

2. The categories are undefined and subjective. It relies on people to identify themselves as either very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal. Two people could hold the exact same set of particular positions on given issues, yet identify themselves differently within those categories. A better approach would have been to administer a some kind of questionaire to assess a person's position within the political spectrum.

3. Even if we are to accept the categorization in the study, the data shows that many more of the participants were either liberal or very liberal, than were conservative or very conservative, or moderate. It stands to reason that we'll see more incidents from a greater number of people.

4. The study data, once again assuming that we are to accept the categorization used, also indicate that those on the left, however far on the left, are confronted by more incidences of friends holding different political views than they. This makes it possible that the real mechanism here is that liberals are more likely than conservatives to have "friends" on social media with whom they disagree politically and that conservatives are less likely to have friends of differing political persuasions. If that were the case, it could suggest that conservatives are actually much less tolerant of people with different political opinions because they don't make friends in the first place with people who have different perspectives. The study does not account for this possibility.

5. Based on that same set of data, it is equally possible that liberals are less likely to voice political topics via social media, which gives less opportunity to be "blocked" by conservative friends, while conservatives might be more likely to voice political topics. It is also possible that conservatives voice opinions on sensitive political issues moreso than liberals, or that they more offensive in their approach to voicing such things.

 

[HUGGY]

Studies have revealed that liberals are far less tolerant than conservatives when it comes to other peoples' opinions According to an article written by Thomas Lifson on March 13, 2012:

“The new research found that instead of engaging in civil discourse or debate, fully 16% of liberals admitted to blocking, unfriending or overtly hiding someone on a social networking site because that person expressed views they disagreed with. That's double the percentage of conservatives and more than twice the percentage of political moderates who behaved like that.”

Lifson also observed that liberals were more prone to change the subject or to become angry when someone disagrees with them:

“When the realization hits that a cherished belief might be wrong, negative emotions will rush in, and the conversation will be terminated by tears, a change of subject to another emotional topic (this is frequent with family members), or an angry outburst.”

Mr. Lifson's entire article can be read in The American Thinker, March 14, 2012 at the following link:

Blog: Liberal intolerance, by the numbers

Christian Fundamentalist CONz label everyone that reject their nonsense as "liberals".

True story.

 

[naturegirl]

The study is flawed in several ways. Here are a few:

1. Sample size is not convincing.

2. The categories are undefined and subjective. It relies on people to identify themselves as either very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal. Two people could hold the exact same set of particular positions on given issues, yet identify themselves differently within those categories. A better approach would have been to administer a some kind of questionaire to assess a person's position within the political spectrum.

3. Even if we are to accept the categorization in the study, the data shows that many more of the participants were either liberal or very liberal, than were conservative or very conservative, or moderate. It stands to reason that we'll see more incidents from a greater number of people.

4. The study data, once again assuming that we are to accept the categorization used, also indicate that those on the left, however far on the left, are confronted by incidences of friends holding different political views than they. This makes it possible that the real mechanism here is that liberals are more likely than conservatives to have "friends" on social media with whom they disagree politically and that conservatives are less likely to have friends of differing political persuasions. If that were the case, it could suggest that conservatives are actually much less tolerant of people with different political opinions because they don't make friends in the first place with people who have different perspectives. The study does not account for this possibility.

5. Based on that same set of data, it is equally possible that liberals are less likely to voice political topics via social media, which gives less opportunity to be "blocked" by conservative friends, while conservatives might be more likely to voice political topics. It is also possible that conservatives voice opinions on sensitive political issues moreso than liberals, or that they more offensive in their approach to voicing such things.

Right on cue!!

 

[L.K.Eder]

It is not like that is something we didn't all know and have not said for years.

Immie

that there is a text book example of confirmation bias.

I might be open to being convinced that it depends on the side of the track you are coming from.

It is easy for me to see the intolerance of the left because they are intolerant of me and my beliefs. I have to look harder for the intolerance from the right because it is not generally directed at me.

On the other hand, you seem to accept Jillian's intolerant statement without a comment. Might that be because you don't see it as being intolerant? Yes, Jillian displayed intolerance (possibly deliberately due to the topic) of the view that people on her side were more intolerant than the other side.

The left doesn't believe itself to be intolerant. Which is hogwash. The way I see it. They are much more intolerant of differing views than the right. Take two issues one supported by the left wing and one by the right wing (examples gay marriage and religious freedoms) and I think you will find that taking the opposing point of view from the left will get you in much more trouble with them than doing so with the right. Since I find myself in opposition to both sides on many issues i.e. I support Welfare and the right not so much, I can tell you that those on the right seem to be much more tolerant of my "opposition" than those on the left do.

True that is not a scientific way to determine this question as other factors could definitely be involved such as the fact that I am seen as being more conservative than not by most people. Maybe that has something to do with it. But generally when this is not so much of an issue, I think you will find that people on the right are more willing to forgive your "transgressions" than those on the left.

Immie

my not commenting on a post should never be interpreted as agreeing or disagreeing with the uncommented post. that would be awkward.

the bolded part is the relevant part.

the more extreme the less intolerant.

that goes for everything.

blaming this on one side of the political spectrum is mindnumbingly simplistic.

 

[Conservative]

The study is flawed in several ways. Here are a few:

1. Sample size is not convincing.

2. The categories are undefined and subjective. It relies on people to identify themselves as either very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal. Two people could hold the exact same set of particular positions on given issues, yet identify themselves differently within those categories. A better approach would have been to administer a some kind of questionaire to assess a person's position within the political spectrum.

3. Even if we are to accept the categorization in the study, the data shows that many more of the participants were either liberal or very liberal, than were conservative or very conservative, or moderate. It stands to reason that we'll see more incidents from a greater number of people.

4. The study data, once again assuming that we are to accept the categorization used, also indicate that those on the left, however far on the left, are confronted by incidences of friends holding different political views than they. This makes it possible that the real mechanism here is that liberals are more likely than conservatives to have "friends" on social media with whom they disagree politically and that conservatives are less likely to have friends of differing political persuasions. If that were the case, it could suggest that conservatives are actually much less tolerant of people with different political opinions because they don't make friends in the first place with people who have different perspectives. The study does not account for this possibility.

5. Based on that same set of data, it is equally possible that liberals are less likely to voice political topics via social media, which gives less opportunity to be "blocked" by conservative friends, while conservatives might be more likely to voice political topics. It is also possible that conservatives voice opinions on sensitive political issues moreso than liberals, or that they more offensive in their approach to voicing such things.

Right on cue!!

actually, those are not entirely unfair points. Gee.. look at me... a conservative... being all tolerant of his opinion and all.

Who would have thought?

 

[Inthemiddle]

Right on cue!!

I'm sorry, what is your issue with my analysis? Do you actually have anything to say?

 

[Steelplate]

Welll... I'll tell ya what. Let's do a study on THIS Message Board.... I'd say that the MOST intolerant and hateful people are Conservatives.... Great... now I'll publish it...

 

[AmericanFirst]

American Thinker, gmafb!



Conservatives are more apt to lie, deal with it.

link to study?

She can't, dimwits lie.

 

[naturegirl]

Right on cue!!

I'm sorry, what is your issue with my analysis? Do you actually have anything to say?

Actually they are valid points, some that we might be able to discuss as long as there is no name calling or a pissing contest. I usually find your posts insightful, guess I was just being a smart *ss, having a little fun if you will.

Pew does a pretty good job for the most part. I do think they try to remain unbiased.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Liberals are less tolerant of the views of others.

When Liberals start BOMBING anti-abortion facilities/efforts...or, ASSASSINATING their membership....we can start talking about intolerance.

​

 

[naturegirl]

Liberals are less tolerant of the views of others.

When Liberals start BOMBING anti-abortion facilities/efforts...or, ASSASSINATING their membership....we can start talking about intolerance.

​

Do you mean when liberals stop destroying public property, personal property and crapping in the streets, you would be willing to discuss intolerance.

 

[Syphon]

American Thinker, gmafb!



Conservatives are more apt to lie, deal with it.

link to study?

She can't, dimwits lie.

this is a guys blog and hes talking about people online... not all people. in general people online are less tolerant of other people simply because they can choose to avoid them easier than in real life.

the exact words from his blog say:
"Online, liberals far less tolerant than normal people"

then again, it much more civil to ignore someone than argue with them when they have comments like this:

Uncensored 2008 - Well goddamn Adolf
Grunt 11b - You left wing fucking assholes would slaughter gays as soon as you knew you would have complete control

there are plenty of example on this on the USMB.

 

[Conservative]

American Thinker, gmafb!



Conservatives are more apt to lie, deal with it.

link to study?

She can't, dimwits lie.

now that's not very tolerant of you

 

[Intense]

The study is flawed in several ways. Here are a few:

1. Sample size is not convincing.

2. The categories are undefined and subjective. It relies on people to identify themselves as either very conservative, conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal. Two people could hold the exact same set of particular positions on given issues, yet identify themselves differently within those categories. A better approach would have been to administer a some kind of questionaire to assess a person's position within the political spectrum.

3. Even if we are to accept the categorization in the study, the data shows that many more of the participants were either liberal or very liberal, than were conservative or very conservative, or moderate. It stands to reason that we'll see more incidents from a greater number of people.

4. The study data, once again assuming that we are to accept the categorization used, also indicate that those on the left, however far on the left, are confronted by more incidences of friends holding different political views than they. This makes it possible that the real mechanism here is that liberals are more likely than conservatives to have "friends" on social media with whom they disagree politically and that conservatives are less likely to have friends of differing political persuasions. If that were the case, it could suggest that conservatives are actually much less tolerant of people with different political opinions because they don't make friends in the first place with people who have different perspectives. The study does not account for this possibility.

5. Based on that same set of data, it is equally possible that liberals are less likely to voice political topics via social media, which gives less opportunity to be "blocked" by conservative friends, while conservatives might be more likely to voice political topics. It is also possible that conservatives voice opinions on sensitive political issues moreso than liberals, or that they more offensive in their approach to voicing such things.

I think you are arguing with your own better Judgement and losing.

Face it, you are a Closet Conservative.

Closet Conservative Syndrome??? Looking for a second opinion.

 

[Conservative]

link to study?

She can't, dimwits lie.

this is a guys blog and hes talking about people online... not all people. in general people online are less tolerant of other people simply because they can choose to avoid them easier than in real life.

the exact words from his blog say:
"Online, liberals far less tolerant than normal people"

then again, it much more civil to ignore someone than argue with them when they have comments like this:

Uncensored 2008 - Well goddamn Adolf
Grunt 11b - You left wing fucking assholes would slaughter gays as soon as you knew you would have complete control

there are plenty of example on this on the USMB.

Actually, it's from a PEW study, and you'd know that if you actually read through the thread or the OP before posting.

 

[Conservative]

Welll... I'll tell ya what. Let's do a study on THIS Message Board.... I'd say that the MOST intolerant and hateful people are Conservatives.... Great... now I'll publish it...

link to statistics you used... sample size... subject matter... etc. Come on. If you're gonna do it, do it right.