Why I Changed From Being a Liberal to Being a Conservative

[Anonymous]

When I was growing up, I was raised to be a liberal. I was expected by my parents, my liberal community, and other black people (I'm a light skinned black guy) to root for the democratic candidate. As the years went by, the democratic party and their zombie-brained liberal supporters pissed me off more and more. Here is why I switched from being a liberal to being a conservative.

1.) Black people are expected to be liberals by other black liberals

This is what I can't stand. I would be walking down the street when randomly a older black guy stops me and tells me to watch out for myself because cops hate me, white people hate me, the government hates me, and the only people I can trust are other black people. He would then automatically assume that I'm a liberal and rant on about how Donald Trump is an idiot and how Hillary Clinton should be president and the only reason she wasn't picked to be the president was because she's a woman. This is simply not true. Cops don't hate black people, only a few cops are corrupt and if a cop does seem to be on guard with a black guy, it's because of the high crime rate that black people come with. Not every white person hates me, I have white people in my family, am I not suppose to trust them? There are many reasons as to why Hillary Clinton lost the presidential race, her being a woman is not one of them.

2.) Blatant disrespect for the American flag.

Liberals want to go around and disrespect the American flag because things aren't going their way. They would burn the flag because someone was wrongfully shot or because of something Trump said. Here's the deal, just because an idiot wrongfully shot an innocent black person, or Donald Trump tweeted something you didn't like, does not give you the right to disrespect our country. I know they have a right to do such a thing, but what liberals choose to ignore are the troops who fight for their ability to burn the flag. Liberals never take into account our troops and actually some of them hate our troops saying that serving Donald Trump is wrong (FYI liberals, troops don't serve the president, they serve the US Constitution.) and killing muslims is wrong (they are killing muslims that are trying to kill them and their entire family). A prime example of liberals disrespecting the flag is the NFL kneeling situation. They are trying to battle the oppression that black people have (which doesn't really exist, I'll talk about that in my next point) and the "mean" tweets of Donald Trump by kneeling during the national anthem. What they fail to know is that when you kneel during the national anthem, you're disrespecting the people who fight for the flag. It doesn't matter if it's not an issue of whether or not the players in their mind are respecting the flag or not. This action shows that you do not care about the troops who fight for the flag and keep us safe.

3.) Liberals have a victim mentality

Here's the deal, oppression in the United States doesn't exist. We are at a better period of time than the 1800's where there was actually oppression in the United States. A few racist individuals not liking your presence does not account for oppression. You want to see what oppression looks like? Go to the middle east and be gay or be a woman and then come back and tell me what oppression is. Liberal black people keep the burden of slavery with them, but did you know that white people weren't the only race of people to have African slaves? The Arab slave trade was pretty big as well. Shouldn't we be blaming Arabs for the slavery of black people? Why are we only blaming white people? White people are one of the more tolerant race of people believe it or not. If you were black and you were to go to China or Iraq, you would probably be faced with more racial discrimination than if you were in the United States! Liberals fail to realize that the United States is one of the more tolerant countries compared to middle eastern and Asian countries. Liberals also cry "systematic racism" which isn't true either. Systematic racism died a while ago. Black people hold high positions in jobs and in the government.

4.) If you disagree with a liberal, you're a nazi

If you disagree with anything a liberal says, you're automatically a nazi, or a white supremacist, or an Uncle Tom, or uneducated. Just because I disagree with what a liberal is saying does not mean I hate my own race, this is especially prevalent in the black community. Anyone who disagrees with the black community is an Uncle Tom, you have to follow everything they do and live by their rules.

5.) Liberals think we agree with everything Donald Trump says

This is false. Personally I don't think Donald Trump is the best president, but some of the stuff he says makes sense and is beneficial. There are republicans who hate trump and there are republicans who dick ride him.

And there you have it, five reasons on why I switched from being a liberal to a conservative. I feel amazing that I'm a conservative now and realized how stupid the democratic party is. The only problem is that I go to a very liberal university, so everyone disagrees with what I have to say. Thanks for reading!

[watercolor_lions]

'FYI liberals, troops don't serve the president, they serve the US Constitution'

Quote of the year. This should be restated. I really appreciate your perspective as a minority. I am glad you can look outside of yourself and realize: maybe it's not me, maybe it's everyone around me.

'Cops don't hate black people, only a few cops are corrupt and if a cop does seem to be on guard with a black guy, it's because of the high crime rate that black people come with.'

That is so impressive that you can admit that there are some statistical problems that cops should be concerned about. My boyfriend made a statement that I completely, whole-heartedly agree with: black people are not the problem, ghetto lifestyle is the problem. And it's true. Even white people live the ghetto-thug lifestyle that revolves around drugs, money, sex, and living off welfare. Black people don't need to be eliminated. Ghetto lifestyle needs to be eliminated.

You seem like a very intelligent, well educated person.

[watercolor_lions]

Thanks for your post. I am gonna share this.

[myTake Owner]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! And yes please share it with your friends!

[madhatters4]

the problem i see here is that the precise generalizations you didn't like (like a black person being expected to be liberal) you now apply to liberals

conservative people burn the flag too
not all liberals think all conservatives agree with everything trump says
not all liberals think all non-liberals are nazis
not all liberals have a victim mentality

the reality is all things you have ascribed to liberals can be ascribed to some conservatives as well and cannot be ascribed to all liberals

be what you want but living life applying generalizations to groups doesn't seem to really help shape a realistic view or understanding of the world

[myTake Owner]

It’s not a generalization because most liberals do support the alt left. They know nothing about conservatives, so they use CNN as their source of information. They think CNN is always right and that everything they said about Donald Trump is true, when I’m fact they have been caught staging news casts and exaggerating the Russian probe.

[madhatters4]

this is simply not true. just as most conservatives do not support the alt-right... the alt-right and alt-left are fringe groups which by their very definition means they are groups that the minority of people align themselves with

again you are relying on generalizations which are dangerous. these generalizations you make here are just as bad as a liberal who believes everything they hear with any proof because they both display a lack of informed understanding of things

i'm not knocking anyone for being a conservative. i have very good friends who are conservative and voted for trump but those friends also understand that you can't label all liberals as one thing just as you can't label all conservatives as one thing

[watercolor_lions]

@madhatters4 I agree that generalizations are bad. However, I don't think that was the point of his myTake.

From his personal experience, he has seen a lot of aggressive leftists. I have a couple of very aggressive leftist friends. I have some that are not so aggressive, but I will say that you remember arguing with a left-wing more than a well-balanced person. And it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

I think that was what he was getting at. However, I don't remember a lot of conservatives burning flags... at least not as many as liberals I have seen... I also don't see as many conservatives play the victim card. I worked in two facilities: one in a more rural areas with conservatives, and one in a city area with more liberals.

I lost my job in the city (HyVee) because my boss played the victim card. I offended her because I was "acting like the manager" and I was out of place. In reality, we had new employees that were asking questions because they said she didn't train them right.

[watercolor_lions]

I got the slip because I accidentally pointed out a mistake she made; then she got me removed based on a bunch of things I did wrong, because she was too passive. I asked her for 2 months if I did anything wrong. She said no. Then lashed it all out when it suited her.

You remember people like that. And it colors your perception.

[watercolor_lions]

In the rural facilities, everyone liked me and told me straight up if I did something wrong. They were not overly sensitive, and you could kid around with them (all the time).

I always felt like I was walking on eggshells at HyVee...

Yes, it is true all liberals/conservatives are different; but I do see a lot of the stuff he is mentioning... enough to verify there is some truth to it...

[madhatters4]

if living a life dependent on generalizations suits you then so be it. the reality is you have no facts to show that liberal people play the victim card and get people routinely fired. you have no facts that show liberal people burn flags more than conservatives.

by this logic i should presume conservatives are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and white supremacist. are those fair generalizations of conservatives?

[madhatters4]

thanks for MHO

[Starrk]

This entire take is the equivalent of saying "I no longer go to McDonalds because they sell hamburgers. Now I go to Burger King." How can you sit here and bash Liberals for the same exact things that conservatives do on a daily basis.

1. Black people are expected to be liberals BY EVERYONE. It's not just black liberals, but conservatives have this same mentality. The last time a conservative made a strong effort to reach out to the black community was damn near 50-60 years ago.

Ever since the Civil Rights Movement, Conservatives have completely given up on trying to get the black vote. Why? Because they EXPECT most black people to be staunch liberals and thus a lost cause.

2. This point is just stupid. If kneeling during the national anthem is disrespectful to the country then what does that make the sitting President who
- Purposely dodged the draft for the Vietnam War
- Called War Heroes like McCain a loser
- Criticized his own intelligence agencies in favor of Russia's intelligence agencies.
- Don't pay taxes
- Questioned his predecessor citizenship and legitimacy.
- Forgot to put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Victim Mentality also applies to conservatives as well. How do you think Trump got elected. He sure as hell didn't get elected by telling his constituents that they have nothing to worry about since they are already at the top of the food chain.

How did you miss that whole year of fear-mongering from Trump and conservatives?

It doesn't matter what side you go to, you're going to be told that you're a victim. That's politics 101 and something you'll learn about in psychology.

4. If you disagree with a conservative then you're a snowflake, a SJW, a Sanders/Obama/Clinton supporter, unemployed, lazy, anti-American, crybaby and the list of insults go on and on. So I don't see what's the difference between the two.

5. And? Conservatives think all liberals agree with Bernie Sanders or Hilary Clinton.

[myTake Owner]

Lies, lies, and more lies.

1.) Conservatives want black people to be conservatives. They know the truth about liberals and how they are always stealing the black vote. They promise to enhance the black community, but once the presidency comes around they never do. That’s why more and more black people are switching over as well.

2.) kneeling is disrespectful. It’s disrespectful to the troops who fought in our war. Everyone in the US knows that he isn’t the perfect president and I don’t personally like all of the things he does either, but Hillary Clinton is awful too.

3.) conservatives don’t go around trying to get special treatment because they are the victim. It’s the liberals that do that.

4.) The difference is that liberals earn those names. If you go on about how you identify as a potato and hate men, then you’re an SJW. Simply disagreeing with a conservative doesn’t make you one of those names, but since everything a liberal says is somehow a “divine right”, everyone-

[myTake Owner]

Automatically assumes that they are a Nazi.

[Starrk]

1. I can't tell because they sure as hell don't put any effort in trying to get the black vote. When conservatives campaign, they stay away from areas that are highly populated by black people. They instead go to rural areas where they know the black population is non-existent.

2. I love how you completely ignored the part where Trump was directly disrespectful to our soldiers and country when he called a war hero like McCain a loser. You want to know what's even more disrespectful to our troops. Telling American citizens that they can't do something that is guaranteed to them in the Constitution (freedom to protest) which our military value more then some song.

3. Um yes they do. They voted Trump into office for that exact same reason. Surely you don't think they voted Trump into office because he was going to work against them.

4. Like I said before, you're entire mytake is trash and is no different from the pot calling the kettle black.

[myTake Owner]

1.) That's because they know that black people will come to them and if you try to tell them otherwise then they'll think you are a white supremacist. The liberals have black people stuck in a loop. They promise something that will help the black community but then it doesn't turn out. Republicans think of black people as normal human beings while liberals think of them as sub-species that they can control. They are the devil in sheep's clothing.

2.) Yeah I don't like some of the things he said, but what would Hillary do if she were to be president? Liberals always focus on the stuff he says rather than the actions he does. Actions speak louder than words.

3.) Trump was voted into office because Hillary would of fucked everything up. He promised policies that were enticing to us conservatives. Instead of crying over the mean things he says about muslims and other people, you should focus on the actions he has done to make America a better place.

4.) My my take isn't shit. You're-

[myTake Owner]

just hypnotized by what the liberals are feeding you. Stop watching CNN for your source of information and instead find facts using credible sources.

[Starrk]

1. The same can be said for working class rural white Americans who have been in the basement of Republicans for decades and have absolutely nothing to show for it despite Republicans promising them everything between Earth and heaven.

2. Hilary is irrelevant which is why nobody cares what she has to say. And what has Trump done so far. Because Obamacare is still alive and well, I'm still waiting on my damn wall. Maybe if Trump stop having meaningless twitter feuds with athletes, celebrities and North Korea then he might actually be able to do something worthwhile then provide free lip service.

3. Trump was voted into office because he went up against an unlikeable candidate who liberals weren't even fully behind. Had Trump went up against a democrat who was actually liked such as Biden then he would have lost.

4. I don't watch CNN but nice try.

Also your take is still garbage. Like I said prior this take is basically the pot calling the kettle black.

[Annie_Mosity]

What you fail to see is that you're just a fucking follower... you switched to being a republican? Aww well done baby, now you have a new set of people telling you what's right and wrong! Heavens forbid you think for yourself! Your list is a well trodden list of boring Far Right bullshit. You seem to put everyone into two boxes: Liberal and Conservative, and you've blanket judged an entire continent because of your bias and ignorance. It must be tough being you on a daily basis, seeing only Us and Them.

[myTake Owner]

That is thinking for myself... if I didn’t think for myself I would stayed being a liberal. They all have hive-minds, especially the black liberal community. Conservatives are free thinking (unless you are a part of the alt right where you must follow a set of rules, but in moderation we are free thinkers). The majority of us are law abiding citizens. Liberals love to break the law whether that be causing violent riots to underage drinking and illegal weed smoking.

[Robbey]

I've known plenty conservatives who have acted like that for my entire life. I've also known plenty of liberals who didn't stop having manners and acting like an adult because people had different politics.

I'd never stop being a conservative because there are childish, toxic, immature conservatives nor would I stereotype liberals because there are childish, toxic, immature liberals.

You simply cannot make a credible claim to being a patriot and loving your country while simultaneously thoroughly objectifying and stereotyping tens of millions of your fellow citizens because they happen to think differently about what's best for our country.

[Bananaman177]

More and more people will make the switch as mainline liberalism becomes more and more radical and revolutionary.

The vast overwhelming majority of people who identify politically as "liberal" are just overly naive do-gooders. They're not full-blown cultural marxists who want to round 35 million Americans up into camps and establish a new dictator.

So as "Liberal" comes more and more to mean precisely that, most people who self-identify as liberals will stop, and they'll start identifying with groups who oppose liberals.

[Anonymous]

I agree so much with this Take. I'd give it more thumbs up if I could! As an individual with cops and military veterans in their family, it infuriates me to hear people say such ignorant comments like "All cops are racist" or support movements that chant for the killings of cops. There are violent and corrupt cops out there, but it's not the majority in the slightest, and to suggest that anyone in a uniform is a racist is so ridiculously ignorant in itself... Sorry, but that one part in your Take really spoke to me. Kudos to you for having the courage to post your beliefs! :)

[myTake Owner]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[RealandGenuine1991]

I'm conservative too, and this is the best my take I ever read. Some of my relatives stopped talking to me because I didn't vote for Hilary Clinton. And they were relatives I didn't like anyway lol.. I don't like what liberals stand for, they don't share the same values I believe in. I'm giving you a standing ovation right now. well said

[myTake Owner]

Thank you thank you! I appreciate it!

[Prof_Don]

As a black American male, that is a political moderate in California... there definitely is a pressure in black American culture to be a left-winger or else you're a "traitor" , "uncle Tom", or a "coon" (aka a black person who denounces their race identity to suck up to white ppl).

[myTake Owner]

Exactly! Just because you’re not a liberal doesn’t mean you’re an uncle tom

[ImagineInsanity]

I'm sorry, but I have to ask... why in black American culture is the term "Uncle Tom" used as a derogatory term? The only relation I can think of is Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel, but if that's in any way related why would they use it as an insult?

[Prof_Don]

@ImagineInsanity American culture in general, regardless of ethnicity, uses the term "uncle Tom" as a term to mean 'traitor of the group or organization"

[Lopezz1999]

So, you're a conservative because you don't like liberals?

[myTake Owner]

Yes and no. There are many reasons as to why I switched and my distaste of liberals is one of them.

[ChancellorCharemagne]

People of color aren't restricted by their color. They're restricted by their culture. I am exuberantly delighted to see you take the unpopular opinion. I myself went through the exact experience you did. Stay strong.

[Anonymous]

I just think your one of those Black people who
act too White and I'm a White male who acts too
Black well that's life. Your also one of those
Bernie Sanders supporters who are ass hurt
so you supported Donald Trump.

[Unit1]

And here is what happens when someone converts to the other side based on the experience of a few morons. Just wait some more and you'll find some conservatives doing similar stupid shit.

[Djaaay]

You just proved his point. The (LIBERAL MINDSET )

[Unit1]

@Djaaay i don't see where.
But then again i can't take politics seriously.

[Djaaay]

Opinion owner... Its ok , that's very typical.

[Unit1]

@Djaaay
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[Djaaay]

Where's the palm tree?

[Unit1]

@Djaaay
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[Djaaay]

Nice...

[anewgirl]

Excellent take. I agree with you on so many things.

[Anonymous]

so you beleave all that crap right wingers fed you. Not too bright.
Left, right, both sides have become complete retards.

[myTake Owner]

Yes, but it seems like liberals have more of them. They think anyone of color is oppressed

[Opinion Owner]

You realize that not all liberals think the same way, hold the same beliefs or think as you insist? Just like not all conservatives think the same way.
It conservatives think the same way.
It's as though you beleave that the smallest but loudest percentage represents the whole. When in fact on both sides most are far more moderate than how you represent them.

[myTake Owner]

The majority of moderate liberals agree with the far left. It’s just that the far left have a louder voice. We moderate conservatives don’t agree with the far right.

[myTake Owner]

They also don’t argue with facts. They like to pull shit out of their ass during political debates

[Opinion Owner]

Now who's pulling shit out of their ass? I'm no liberal and I know that's not true.

[myTake Owner]

I’m not pulling shit out of my ass. This is what liberals do all the time. The moderate liberals support the alt left liberals.

[Rissyanne]

Anon... you call this guy not to bright and you can't even spell.. nice.

[myTake Owner]

@Rissyanne Sorry I don’t have the time to go through and correct my spelling. Spelling errors due to fast texting does not determine my intelligence, however picking on such a topic and not relating to the topic at hand because you’re afraid to be triggered by facts isn’t intelligent at all. Care to explain why you’re a liberal?

[Rissyanne]

Lol you think I'm a liberal? Ha ha

[myTake Owner]

@Rissyanne well you seemed to have jumped on the bandwagon of hating my mytake so I assumed that you were a liberal because those are they people complaining about my mytake.

[Rissyanne]

Dude I was talking to the anon opinion owner not you. I thought this take was very good?

[myTake Owner]

@Rissyanne Oh I’m sorry haha. I thought you were directing it towards me.

[Opinion Owner]

Great job retardicans, you just showed everybody exactly how you guys do things. Instead of addressing the issue realistically you have one braying on about spelling, and the other insisting that someone must be liberal because they don't agree, (or so you thought).
Instead of an intelligent conversation you both attempt to steer away from the real issues in an attempt to be right about something with no real substance to your argument.
This is what's wrong now. This childlike type of behaviour is ruining the country. And both sides are guilty.

You just proved you're just as bad as any liberal extremist.

[myTake Owner]

And the libtard has spoken. The issue at hand is that liberals are turning way out of control. They care more about feelings than actual facts. When Trump issued a ban on Muslims what did you do? You cried saying that muslims aren’t the problem, Trump is, even though you avoid the fact that the Europeans are letting in Muslims to their countries and now look at them. They are in fear of when the next attack will happen. Liberals in general care more about feelings than actual facts and that goes for extremists and moderates. Now crawl back to you’re safe space.

[Rissyanne]

You are the one who started with the insults. So stop being an idiot

[Djaaay]

Asker... Rissyanne is conservative.

[Djaaay]

Opinion owner... Why don't you give me some intelligent conversation about your opinion !!

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

Dope. I woke up today definitely wondered whether or not anon finally saw the light! 🙏

[Anonymous]

I don't consider myself a conservative; I'm more moderate. And I personally think Trump is a pretty lousy president. But I agree 100% with everything you said about liberals.

[myTake Owner]

You mean centrist? I respect it.

[Paris13]

Good for you Here, dear. xx

[Phoenix98]

Good for you man welcome to the team.

[MackFreeze]

Awesome choice bro

[DonkeyRick69]

Goodtake

[Nice222]

Great take. Thank you for sharing.