I have been born in the one right religion, in the one ethical nation, and as a member of the one correct political party. “Faith” means not questioning the beliefs of my religion nor the actions of my nation.
Ideas that make me feel uncomfortable must be stupid because they don’t make sense to me.
I am honestly investigating an issue when I go online and cherry pick information that favors my own viewpoint or use one source for all my news.
I should never test my beliefs by any objective standard.
Labeling someone is the same thing as understanding them. If I call someone “liberal” or “conservative” I can use foolish statements of anyone else from that group interchangeably with the person I want to refute.
When I can’t refute what someone says, I can always dismiss their arguments by ascribing bad motives to them.
Leaders who ridicule their opponents mercilessly and smirk a lot must be strong and know what they are talking about.
Ridicule counts as a rebuttal.