Do conservatives teach their children how to think, or what to think?

[Entertained_Adult]

They teach how to think

They teach what to think

Why think? Orange man.

[DrPepper12]

I don't think the question is that simple. But from my perspective conservatives set boundaries for thinking and it's okay to think what you want with inside of those boundaries. They're usually theological or traditional or rural or agrarian or militaristic or familial etc. The fact is they're all self-created prisons of the mind which prevent alternative ways of thinking.

Please don't misunderstand, liberals create their own but very different prisons of the mind. I have found that liberals often have a fundamental misunderstanding of human nature that is a result of being poisoned by capitalism although they wouldn't admit it. Progressive thinking is almost always done within the strictures of a capitalist mindset.

[Douglas1180]

I found a video that explains your position pretty well:
https://youtu.be/yDBRhKBLfqQ?si=1-_WJ5XNfG8XVTr3

[ManWithNoseAndFeet]

variea from fam to fam. most of the world doesn't think much about anything

[OneViewpoint]

Conservatives are by nature anti-thinking and authoritarian. Conservatives resist all change instinctively. They choose belief over science and data every time because beliefs don't change but science forces change constantly.

Conservative brains are also very easily manipulated by peer pressure. They NEED to belong to a group. It's why MAGA is a Conservative cult. It's why the MAGA cult is almost totally comprised of devout religiots. Conservatives indoctrinate their children into a belief system and teach them from birth to never question any of those beliefs. The children comply because the alternative is being shunned by their "group" and becoming an outcast. This carries over into their adult behavior.

So Conservatives tend to be stunted minds and personalities intimidated by fears of being alone who have lost the ability to think by a lifetime of training / conditioning aimed at making them just believe... or else.

[DrPepper12]

Accurate

[contentious]

Conservatism arises out of a line of philosophy that traverses through the Renaissances and the birth of Science (Empiricism), through the Catholic church via Thomas Aquinas to Aristotle the father of logic departing in an opposite direction for the Platonists. So yes, conservatives learn to think in a very healthy way dodging the madness of many of the Satanists.

[Entertained_Adult]

Are you that flat earther? In 2022 under user name "truthisthree"

[contentious]

Nope. I'm just giving a general line of philosophical linage for conservatism. Anyone that has studied philosophy even at a surface level would know what I told you.

[AviatorTom]

In my experience, How is much more important than What, and I had teachers from all over the political spectrum who taught me that.

[exitseven]

I provided my kids with the ability to think for themselves.

[DrPepper12]

Do you measure your success by their fundamental disagreements with you?

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 I never really thought about it. I guess I should be happy when they disagree with me sometimes.

[DrPepper12]

My son sees no point in voting after all my efforts. I'm appalled & proud. Go figure!

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 I woudl think he would vote just to cancel out your vote.

[seeyounexttuesday]

You have to know how to think to be a conservative. Because nothing liberals think holds up under logical scrutiny.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Many conservatives (and some liberals) teach their kids what to think

[SmokinAces2000]

My parents aren’t conservatives so I really couldn’t tell you