It took me a long time to understand the liberal way of thinking until it was explained to me in a very simple way.
It's all about emotions and beliefs, that's what they base their opinions on and this is why they are so violent and angry at others who don't share their views. They base their opinions on their rules and beliefs not on reality or practicality. A liberal does not think in a practical way when they make their decisions, they base their decisions on what they feel is right and good. The outcome does not matter to them.
Here's an example. I live in Southern California and we suffered a huge fire in San Diego a few years ago. Thousands of acres of forest land destroyed, people died - including a few fire fighters - many homes lost, billions of dollars of damage. All as a result of liberal policies and beliefs. And they still have not changed their policies.
A liberal sees the vast forest land around San Diego and wants to protect it. They see the logging and timber corporations as evil, big, and bad. They are the enemy. All corporations are run by rich white men and therefore, they are bad for humanity and the environment. They do not want the logging companies to take over the forest land and remove dead trees and lumber and clear the brush. Cutting down trees is wrong and harms the birds and animals that live there. It's an emotional decision, it has nothing to do with reality or practicality. We must protect nature and not allow big, evil corporations from ruining the forest land. So they made the land around San Diego off limits for any sort of logging or clearing out, even dead, decaying wood and brush. They felt good, they stopped the encroachment of corporations from managing the land.
The result? Complete and utter destruction due to fires and subsequent mud slides. Tens of thousands of acres destroyed, lives lost, billions of dollars lost, people's homes destroyed, tons of pollution spewed into the air. They still to this day have not changed their policies or accepted responsibility for their decsions and policies.
If the logging companies were allowed to properly manage those areas, the destruction would never have happened. Logging companies come in, clear out and thin out the forest, and plant new trees to start the cycle all over again.
But liberals would not allow this because it feels like the wrong decision to them and goes against their beliefs to 'save the planet' and that corporations are evil. Even though they can plainly see that their policies harm the environment, they will not change. It doesn't feel right to them.
A conservative thinks beyond his emotions and looks at the outcome, that's what they base their decisions on.
Liberal anger and hatred comes from their perceived notion that if you are against their beliefs, you are evil and worthy of hatred. You want to cut down trees? You are evil and attempting to destroy the earth. Never mind that the forest burns every 20 years, if you believe that lumber corporations should cut down trees, you are an evil, capitalist, anti global warming ******ist (just add 'ist' to any adjective) and not as enlightened as they are. This can be applied to any liberal notion or policy. (free health care for all is a good example. Sounds good but it really turned out to be a $800 tax on everyone)
Hope this helps, it has helped me understand why some people hold on to their beliefs even when reality is completely opposite of what they are trying to achieve.