Hegel-oh's Wrote:
Getting so irritated and annoyed over such pointless arguments brought on by people you couldn't care less about is like being shocked that Jerry Falwell blamed 9/11 on the homosexuals. It gets pretty old after awhile.
I think we should discuss the chaotic nature of the back and forth inconsistent manner with which the general body of political liberals rants on with for a change. It's not as though the Republicans or the conservative Christians are the only people who are wrong in some of the things they believe.
I can't speak for all liberals, but I think many of us find it frustrating that so many social conservatives are just plain
ignorant on the issues. It's not entirely their fault though because their leader misleads them on almost a daily basis.
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Venting is fine, but venting with the tone that anything Christian or anything that even uses the words "morality", "principle", or "value" is out of date, ridiculous, and lacks intelligence violates this sense of "tolerance" that seems to be such a big hit with people these days. It seems like people are tolerant unless it goes against what they personally believe. It's not tolerance, it's ignorance.
Actually, many of us vent because we
don't think the neoconservatives that have taken over the republican party give a shit about the bible they tend to quote and admire so much. I honestly don't believe many social conservatives who voted for Bush really know what he is doing outside of trying to ban gay marriage, and I think the media is largely to blame for it. I mean, if Jesus was around today, I think the absolute
last thing on his mind right now would be to try and deal with the "gay problem." Honestly, based on what I know about Jesus, and I went to Catholic schools for 8 years, he thinks a lot more like Noam Chomsky than Dick Cheney. The problem is that after 9/11, a sort of super nationalism has taken over where if you criticize your country, you are immediately ignored and not American. I think the most dangerous thing you can possibly do is believe the state is more important than the individual is, and that's the biggest problem of all today. Both major parties tend to be authoritarian, but I don't think it's a secret anymore than the republicans are a bit more extreme in their belief in nationalism.