Liberals Live In a Plastic Bubble

They prefer an ersatz sheltered life to the real world

George Noga
Oct 13, 2024

Tod Lubitch, the boy inside the plastic bubble, was the hero of the 1976 movie of the same name. Tod was born with a malfunctioning immune system and contact with unfiltered air could kill him; hence, he lived in a protective bubble insulated from the outside world. Similarly, liberals have a malfunctioning belief system that can’t handle contact with the truth; hence, they live in intellectually isolated bicoastal enclaves. They live their entire lives without ever coming into contact with a conservative, evangelical Christian, Trump voter or anyone from flyover land.

The liberal bubble covers schools, academia, workplaces, government, pop culture, sports, and religion. It even has its own song, Living in a Bubble, by Eiffel 65.

Living in a bubble baby
A bubble's no reality
You've gotta have a look outside
Nothing in the bubble is the way it is supposed to be
And when it blows, you'll hit the ground

Preschool Through 12 Education

The bubble begins with education. Nascent liberals attend government schools or elite private schools where they are indoctrinated in a statist secular religion. They are taught by progressive unionist teachers from a woke curriculum that includes political correctness, Critical Race Theory, The 1619 project, DEI, gender dysphoria, climate madness and wacko environmentalism. They are taught that the only universal values are that there are no values; everything is relative. There are never winners or losers and, just like in Lake Wobegon, they are all above average.

University and Academia

This is a continuation of the indoctrination from the K-12 curriculum. Students are brainwashed with liberal shibboleths; they experience diversity in every way possible except of ideas. Their professors all are dyed-in-the-wool progressives. Any speakers with different points of view are subject to violent protests and are prevented from speaking. Students are indoctrinated in a collectivist, pro-government, anti-capitalist orthodoxy. They are cloistered in a cocoon of conformity and coddled with trigger warnings, safe rooms, speech codes and playdough. They extend their middle finger to flaunt their disrespect for middle America values, patriotism and religion.

The Workplace

Liberals gravitate toward jobs that reinforce their world view. They choose jobs in government, NGOs, foundations, media and other areas that are not focused on being competitive, satisfying customers or making a profit. They are steeped in DEI rather than meritocracy. Wokism has infected even capitalist workplaces with speech codes, sensitivity training and political correctness.

Government

Liberals cluster in deep blue sanctuary cities and states with one-party rule, often for half a century. Their progressive beliefs support toxic governance characterized by identity politics, high taxes and living costs, forced unionization, massive debt, neglected infrastructure, failed schools, homelessness, open drug use and sidewalks as open sewers. Housing is scarce, dilapidated, rent controlled and evictions banned. Climate madness and environmental religion run amok. People are pitted against one another based on age, gender, race and income. Crime is rampant along with decriminalizing shoplifting, defunding police and eliminating cash bail.

Liberals have come to accept all these horrors as, not only normal but, necessary to achieve equity. They lemming-like vote progressive; there is no other choice.

Pop Culture, Media and Sports

Consuming left-wing media reinforces liberals’ beliefs. Business is portrayed as greedy, price-gouging and preying on hapless victims. Crusading government and journalists are presented as saviors of the planet, exposing the evils of the private sector. Progressives accept that a strong six-foot, five-inch 225 pound biological male competing in women’s sports is not only normal but noble.

Life Inside the Bubble

The combination of schools, academia, the workplace, government and pop culture – along with physical isolation in liberal enclaves – make life inside the bubble comfortable. Once inside the bubble, escape is well-nigh impossible. Nor do the denizens of the bubble realize they are living in a bubble. They don’t know what they don’t know. No one they know or nothing they see or read pierces their cocoon.

On those rare occasions when liberals are confronted with truth, they don’t know how to react. Just like Tod Lubitch, contact with the unfiltered truth could kill their liberal beliefs. Their first reaction is to deny the truth. If that doesn’t work, their next reaction is to call the truth-speaker racist, sexist, homophobic and evil.

Escape From the Bubble

Tod Lubitch finally left his bubble, but few liberals ever do. After all, life inside the bubble is comfortable and venturing into the real world is fraught with risks; things are not so dogmatic and simplistic and thinking is required. Liberals are happy with their life inside the bubble even though in unguarded moments they realize such a life is a lie – because liberalism is a lie. I close with more lyrics from the song. Living in a bubble baby But it’s not the place to be Cause it’s a place with lies and hype Don’t believe the bubble cause it’s nothing but a dream And when it blows you’ll be alone

Living in a bubble baby
But it's not the place to be
Cause it's a place with lies and hype
Don't believe the bubble cause it's nothing but a dream
And when it blows you'll be alone

© 2024 George Noga
More Liberty – Less Government, Post Office Box 916381
Longwood, FL 32791-6381, Email: mllg@cfl.rr.com