>growing up
>taught that conservatives are the ones who are offended at everything and liberals are the ones who value free speech and fight against censorship
>turns out it's the other way around
why is this?
todays so called "liberals" and "leftist" (or atleast the usual antifa/feminist crowd) are so easily offended and triggered by everything. The roles have swappedalso >>>/pol/
>>37605472
I'd say its because leftist or liberals always need to hold up this idea that they mean change and progress. So they do everything in their power to "create" change and progress by whichever means possible, at whatever the cost doesn't matter how insane it is. If they succeed they "changed" something, anything. They translate it into them being the rebellious, progressive, intelligent part of society. Since they obviously went through it even though shunned upon by most upstanding people. Which they just see as "ignorant, intolerant and plain stupid" bigots living in caves.
Now if they don't succeed, oh boy! Then they scream and struggle like a 2 year old child that just got denied its favorite barney toy. They can't accept defeat, not even small ones and they have no problem to go violent at this point, doesn't matter what their ideology says. Because they are the "superior, smarter people" and all of us have to listen to them and thank them for making our place greater. No matter what it is they wanted to do. But if they can't get it through then obviously its time for revolution and anarchy!
"But oh wait, starbucks invented the new Frapabullshittinno and I gotta try that out before texting Jason about how cool his new scarf look like. Oh wait what were we talking about? Oh yeah! WE DA PEOPLE DOWN WITH THA SYSTEM."
>>37605472
Don't be fooled, conservatives are offended just as easily, its just the balance of power has shifted to favoring liberals. A conservative is just as likely to do shit like attack you for saying something that hurts the precious feelings as a liberal.
The terms "liberal" and "conservative" aren't very useful, the meanings have practically switched around in recent decades.
Actual liberal values (like free speech, freedom of expression, limited government intervention and open markets) that were being protested and fought for 50 years ago by students are now the antithesis of the "liberal" values being fought for by young people today.
>>37605472
The ultimate redpill is that everyone wants to live in an echo chamber. Popular culture is about as nuanced as monkeys in the zoo slinging shit at each other.
>>37606246
Liberals aren't leftists.
>>37605472
That's because you are dealing with young liberals , who are not used to having their opinions changed . Talk to middle aged liberals and middle aged conservatives , and you will see the difference .