Children
want things before they learn about money. When parents
say "we can't afford it" children think they're cruel or stupid.
Liberals
believe a government that doesn't give the people what
they want is cruel or inefficient.
Children
believe that Santa Claus is real and that leaders are
good and wise.
Liberals
believe in the goodness and wisdom of their leaders.
Adults are skeptical of leaders, preferring their own wisdom and beliefs.
Children
can't imagine human diversity. They think everyone feels
like they do.
Liberals
think the right plan can make everyone happy. In reality
our different values, habits, and perceptions make profound disagreement
natural and inevitable.
Children
think people who won't cooperate with them are mean.
Liberals
think people who won't cooperate with them are mean
spirited.
Children
need parents who care about them so elected officials
claim to care about the people.
Liberals
see businessmen who care mainly for themselves like
bad parents neglecting their children. That's why liberals respect elected
officials and hate businessmen.
Children
are very upset when their parents are ridiculed or challenged.
Liberals
are very upset when their administration is ridiculed
or challenged.
Children
should not smoke cigarettes, play with guns, or drive
cars.
Liberals
favor smoking bans, gun control, and public transportation.
Children
think their parents have unlimited wealth and power.
Liberals
want their administration to have unlimited wealth
and power.
Children
should play but they should not become parents.
Liberals
favor all kinds of sexuality as play and all methods of preventing parenthood.
Children
are not strongly masculine or feminine.
Liberals
reject strong masculine and feminine roles.
Children
deserve approval if they mean well and try hard regardless of results.
Liberals
expect approval if they mean well and try hard regardless of results.