Table of Contents

Introduction

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Chapter 1: What It Means to Be a Conservative

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What Breed of Conservative Are You? (Take the quiz)  9
The Conservative Manifesto  15
Rate Your Partisan Intensity Quotient (PIQ)  17
What’s Your State of Embattlement?  20

Chapter 2: Know Your Enemy 

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The Liberal Manifesto  26
A Field Guide to the Liberal Genus  28
How to Rate a Liberal’s Partisan Intensity Quotient (PIQ)  34
Frequently Asked Questions about Liberals  37
A Glimpse into the Liberal Utopia  40

Chapter 3: Can’t We All Just Get Along? 

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A Day in the Life of Conservatives vs. Liberals  44
Battle of the Bumper Stickers  48
What Conservatives Say vs. What Liberals Hear  50
What Liberals Say vs. What Conservatives Hear  52
Common Enemies We Can All Agree to Hate  53

Chapter 4: Basic Training 

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The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Partisans  60
How Woefully Ineffective Are You?  64
How Not to Be an Asshole  66
The Ten Commandments of Partisan Warfare (Read the list)  69
How to Frame the Debate Using Simple Jedi Mind Tricks  72
How to Avoid Unhinged Lunatics  76

Chapter 5: How to Win Friends While Antagonizing People

 
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How to Survive Family Sparring Matches  80
What to Do If You’re Sleeping With the Enemy  83
How to Manage Workplace Squabbles  86
How to Clash with Perfect Strangers  89
How to Properly Engage in Internet Flame Wars  91

Chapter 6: Advanced Battle Tactics 

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How to Detect Bullshit  96
How to Trip Up a Bullshitter  99
How to Spot Logical Fallacies  101
“Strategery” for the Advanced Combatant  106
How to Argue Like a Liberal in Fourteen Easy Steps  112
How to Win When You Can’t Win Them Over  113

Chapter 7: Kick-Ass Arguments: A Step-By-Step Guide 

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Conservatism: Why It Promotes Individual Liberty 121
Taxes and the Economy: Why Conservatism Is Better for Your Wallet 126
Defending America: Why Liberals Can't Hack It 132
Iraq: Why Failure Is Not an Option 137
Liberalism: Why It's Weak and Wrong 142

Chapter 8: The Liberal Hall of Shame 

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The Wing of Sex Fiends, Perverts, and Adulterers  148
The Wing of Morons 151
The Wing of Crooks and Degenerates  154
The Wing of Celebrity Blowhards 157

Chapter 9: You’ve Won the Battle, Now Help Win the War 

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Six Unconventional Things You Can Do to Save the World from Liberals  160

After-Words 

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When All Else Fails: 27,000 Ways to Insult Liberals 167

Acknowledgments 

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About the Author 

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