November 29, 2014
We Are Cursed Because We Think
One of the great things about the American Thinker website is that (most) readers are able to think! But with that ability comes a curse. The curse is the propensity of AT readers to examine all facets of a proposal or issue, to consider ultimate results, to recognize unintended consequences, to evaluate its merits, and to pronounce a bad idea as bad regardless of how it makes us feel.
This ability to think complicates our lives, which would be much less complicated if we conservatives could do what liberals always do: feel rather than think.
Below are some examples of what I mean. I'm certain that AT readers can think of others.
Let's begin with J.R. Dunn's article of 6 Nov. 14. Dunn thinks about the ultimate result of Barack Obama's "Open Doors" immigration policy.
Dunn first explained from where Obama's immigration plan came:
His “plan” was simply to carry on what the American left had...(Read Full Article)