Liberals think fights are won by being right. They are shocked and confused when engaging with conservatives, who win fights by whatever means necessary.

It's in the basic layout of the philosophies: the goal of liberalization is progress and the advancement of ideas as they are proven. The goal of conservation is resistance to change and preservation of the existing order. For liberals, the order should be changed if it's wrong. For conservatives, the order cannot be wrong.

It all comes back to rhetoric. We teach debate, which is all about "my facts trump your facts." We don't teach rhetoric, whereby winners win. It's like a boxer vs. an MMA fighter: The boxer will likely win in the end simply because he trains to take punches for longer. But for the duration of the fight, the MMA guy is going to "cheat" by using attacks and techniques that are explicitly banned under Marquess of Queensbury Rule.

So long as we keep complaining that they're not playing by the rules, we will keep being outplayed.

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Judd linked the google doc in his Friday email. It isn't a part of his Friday post.