You Just Don’t Get It: Misunderstandings About Liberals and Conservatives

Regardless of how you identify politically, chances are you make assumptions about what it means to be “conservative” or “liberal.” What if some of our assumptions are based on fiction rather than fact? What if some of our beliefs originate from media coverage rather than first hand experiences with real people? In a world where liberals and conservatives rarely mix, and talking politics (or religion) is taboo, how are we to separate fact from fiction, the understanding from the misunderstanding?

At this meeting, as at all CPL meetings, we’ll break the taboo and talk politics across party lines. Come prepared with answers to the following questions:

• What one thing do you wish the other side knew about your side?
• What misunderstanding would you most like to correct that is out there about your side?

(This topic was selected by CPL Members through our #VirtualDemocracy Poll! -- Thank you to all who participated)

Pre-read Material:

• Republicans Don’t Understand Democrats—And Democrats Don’t Understand Republicans
  (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/republicans-and-democrats-dont-understand-each-other/592324/)
• Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy and Conservative Close-Mindedness (https://youtu.be/zFfWv0EnHQw the liberal section is at the beginning, conservative section is at https://youtu.be/zFfWv0EnHQw?t=592)
• Liberal vs Conservative: 24 Hours Side By Side (https://youtu.be/Po6arNswfn8)

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