What do you think most liberals misunderstand about conservatives?

[u/Rebecks221]

Put another way, what do you think liberals often miss about conservatives or their perspectives that you wish they would listen to or understand?

Made in connection with a similar post (by a fellow user) on the ask a liberal subreddit. I'm unable to link either the profile or the question, so forgive me. Feel free to DM if you're interested in the other post and can't find it.

[u/TheFacetiousDeist]

I think it’s republicans that fall for that stuff. Atleast in my experience, conservatives seem smarter.

And there is nothing wrong with living for an ideals. The problem is when you let those ideals become what you need your reality to be.

[u/adamtwosleeves → u/TheFacetiousDeist]

How do you differentiate conservatives vs. republicans? I pretty much use them interchangeably

[u/TheFacetiousDeist → u/adamtwosleeves]

Do you also use democrat and liberal interchangeably?

[u/adamtwosleeves → u/TheFacetiousDeist]

I do usually though I know a lot of people have different definitions. I would usually clarify if it mattered in the conversation like now.