The Theory of Relativity is a 'liberal' Idea?

Apparently so. That is, if you believe whatever Conservapedia says:

"The theory of relativity is a mathematical system that allows no exceptions. It is heavily promoted by liberals who like its encouragement of relativism and its tendency to mislead people in how they view the world."

Then they go on to show 24 'counter-examples' to show that the Theory is incorrect. Now I'll be honest, I am not going to deconstruct their counter-examples at this time without a little research (except for the one that uses the Bible as a source). Maybe with some more studying I'll get there.

But first a real quick refresher course on what the Theory of Relativity actually is:

Theory of Relativity – The Basics

Physicists usually dichotomize the Theory of Relativity into two parts.

• The first is the Special Theory of Relativity, which essentially deals with the question of whether rest and motion are relative or absolute, and with the consequences of Einstein’s conjecture that they are relative.
  
• The second is the General Theory of Relativity, which primarily applies to particles as they accelerate, particularly due to gravitation, and acts as a radical revision of Newton’s theory, predicting important new results for fast-moving and/or very massive bodies. The General Theory of Relativity correctly reproduces all validated predictions of Newton’s theory, but expands on our understanding of some of the key principles. Newtonian physics had previously hypothesised that gravity operated through empty space, but the theory lacked explanatory power as far as how the distance and mass of a given object could be transmitted through space. General relativity irons out this paradox, for it shows that objects continue to move in a straight line in space-time, but we observe the motion as acceleration because of the curved nature of space-time.

So I did what I usually do and turned to Google! What I found out was that this was not a new thing, and in fact had largely been going on since the theory was first expounded upon by Einstein. And guess what? It was considered a Marxist plot (even by Hitler)!

“Their strong opposition was not due to a lack of understanding, but rather the reaction to a perceived threat… Anti-relativists were convinced of their own ideas, and were really only interested in pushing through their own theories: any explanation of relativity would not likely have changed their minds.”          ------ Albert Einstein 

..This theory could have blossomed and flourished nowhere else but in the soil of Marxism, whose scientific expression it is…”  ---------Adolf Hitler

All this seems to fall in line with conspiratorial world view espoused by conservatives quite regularly. First there was Galileo, then Relativity, fluoridation, evolution, and now climate change. This stems from a desire to quash scientific ideas that might oppose their world view/power. Though to be honest many of these conservatives seem to simply be confusing the Theory of Relativity with the Theory of Moral Relativism as their reason for opposition. (I love the part about how the movie IQ popularized Einstein's theory! It's that darn liberal Tim Robbins' fault! ha!)

I'll end with this quote from Einstein:

“Conspiracies theories tend to do well in uncertain times: they create order in chaos…."