medic170 said:
Why are you politicizing this and insulting people with conservative views?
I am a conservative, and I never said nor do I hold any of the views you expressed. What is this "Liberals art holier than thou" crap?
Please do not make broad generalizations like that, I take offense to it. Why are you so angry at conservatives as a whole?
because most conservatives believe in owning guns, because "thas the way 'Merica was made", even though its been 300 years, guns can't defeat an army anymore, many other things from that have been rectified (women's rights, human rights).
I am against conservatives of this era because:
-they believe in keeping guns legal despite the fact they 99.9% are used for murder and not protection
-they constantly say evolution does not exist, yet the evidence is clear and the benefits from using evolution for drug research are clearly apparent. Don't bite the hand that feeds u. The next time you can derive how to make penicillin from the ten commandments, i'll be in church on sunday. if you don't believe in evolution, stop taking satan's pills too.
-they believe in ignoring problems that we all have to live with by saying no to abortion, teen pregnancy, and so forth while at the same time discouraging proper sex education, welfare to single mothers, and access to pregrancy prevention. Newsflash: people have sex and enjoy it, so if you don't believe its morally wrong to enjoy your body, you should be able to benefit from some 50-100 year old advances in planned parenting. You have to accept that some people will want to do these things so, since we are a nation, we should find a way to approach the problem, not make a child a lifelong "i told you so".
-the basis of most conservative voting is always some inherent racist, sexist, or classist agenda. most whites who are republican do not like blacks, i know this, i went ot an ivy, people talk to me openly because i look white. I know the deal, its no big secret. its fine, be racist, be classist, whatever, but at least admit it.
-they believe patriotism is war, not helping the poor, healing the sick, or helping others in need. including those in OUR OWN COUNTRY.
- the irony of the past election was that the people that needed kerry most didn't vote for him. I loved watching michael moore thank the republicans on Leno for voting, because he said "i have alot more to gain from Bush being in office than any of you". Its sad when the poor protect the money elite because they don't believe in a few issues, like gay marriage. They should outlaw divorce too then, if the sanctity of marriage is a concern.
-what good comes of war again? revenge? i thought that was illegal.
Conservatives have forgotten what the principles of this country. America was always a progressive prace. Only now, people want to take steps back. I used to stand behind our president and believe it was every person's responisibilty to do so. But when our president champions Evangelists (who ignore the validity of evolution while hippocritically benefiting from all of its gains) and xenophobes (Wichita will never need to fear terrorists), I find that disappointing and manipulative. Abortion will still be legal, and evolution will still be in the schools, so whats the point of voting? So you can send ur kids to war?
I wish Kerry said he was against gay marriages and abortion too, if only to win the election. Its not like anything would change.
I have only to gain financially because of the republicans and conservatives. It doesn't affect me if a 100 or a 1,000,000 black, spanish, and redneck boys die overseas. You can kill a 10,000,000 if you want, i won't know even one. But the point is, i know its wrong and i am against it. And you know what? I dont feel any safer or less safe than before.
I want to be a doctor. I want to "save the world" even though we can't. I'll keep throwing starfish back into the ocean because that's my callling. If everyone cared about others half as much as me, the world would be a better place. Buts its always safer to do whats only best for you, right?
As we rape the world of its natural resources disproportionately, we could at least throw a bone or two the countries that suffer from our wealth the most. Curing AIDS won't save the world, but its a start. Its certainly better to drop prescriptions than munitions, right?