Originally posted by qzjul:
I have an interesting article from The Onion for you to read from 9 years ago, just after bush was elected, that slashdot recently pointed out to me; it was, of course intended to be satire, but most of it has come true over the years....
http://www.theonion.com/...-of-peace-and-pros%2C464/
With that in mind, you may continue on about how bad the current administration may or may not be.
Wow, that is scarily prophetic.
My mind is just blown how these people campaign and vote against their own best interests through some zealous ideology.
Should people work hard and to earn what they get? Yes. I think everyone can agree with that.
Should people be allowed to tend to themselves with minimal interference from others? Yes. I think everyone can agree to that.
People who are backing the current conservative movements though are fanatically taking those two points to absurd levels on some perception that these movements further those ideologies in some way, which is just not reality. The real consequence is they elect people who take away their liberties for the purpose of further empowering themselves financially and politically.
Part of the problem is the mindless masses who follow their pastor who clearly has never read a Bible. I am not talking about religious folk in general as some blanket statement - I myself am Christian. I mean those who don't think but vote for hate by disallowing gay marriage. Those who vote pro-life because they were told to. There is nothing in the Bible stating that an unborn baby has any life. I have read the Bible for the purpose of clarifying that point and it is not in there. Some people interpret passages in ways I find to be gross misinterpretations. There is nothing explicit, just some nuance which really has no meaning since these aren't the original texts but translations. As for gay marriage, really marriage is a religious institution and gays shouldn't be able to be married in ways that isn't consistent with the religion if that is the view of the religion. HOWEVER the government is not a religious institution and should not be able to marry people but does anyways. Gays in loving relationships are being denied legal rights because they can not get some secular civil union, which has nothing to do with any religious meaning.
Insane zealots and blind masses who repeat ignorant rhetoric (ie "I do not like these dirty crooks,
or how they lie and cook the books.
I do not like when Congress steals,
I do not like their secret deals.")
are destroying America. I am happy people realized after Bush part deux that change was necessary, but the Obama bashing that goes on now is unreal. Compared to everything conservative politicians have tried to do in his term he is doing a bang up job. It is astounding how much good he has actually accomplished considering how Republicans try to oppose single thing he does, regardless of how it fits with what they want. All they seemingly want is for him to fail at all costs so they can regain power... dragging America down so they can make more a little more money... disgusting.
