Now let me begin by saying I am staunchly morally conservative. This means that I believe abortion is wrong, homosexuality is a sin and shouldn’t be endorsed by the government, that the Bible should be legally taught in schools, and that there is a definite right and wrong. I am very much a patriot and I support our troops. I actually liked President Bush and if it was possible, would like him back in office. But, I have to say more and more that politically I find myself inching towards “moderate” (never liberal, God no).
My biggest complaint with conservatives is that just like liberals, while trying to promote their case and position, come across as a bunch of ignorant biggots. Not all, and by no means do I mean to imply my friends or family, but just reading through comments on Fox News and on these facebook groups. A lot of people make some very uneducated and inflammatory remarks about Democrats and Obama.
Let me say it once, I am not a friend of the Democratic Party, Liberals, or Obama. I don’t like any of those three entities. But I also believe that we need to be fair, unbiased, free of hatred, and educated in our criticisms. When you hurl insults and put downs, and illogical fallacies left and right you erode your case, you erode your high ground, and you undermine your cause.
Being rational, reasonable, and diplomatic is not a sign of supporting their cause. Its a sign that you are a self-controlled, rational person. Making sweeping inflammatory remarks makes you out to be an ignorant dufus. These kinds of comments, are of course thrown by both Liberals and Conservatives a like. But I feel as a person who associates more with Conservatives it places me in a position where I can offer some admonishment.
I believe Conservatives have a just cause. However, I think its time we got off the vicious cycle of political mudslinging, rumor mongering, hate speech, conspiracy theorizing, and Liberal-hating-no-matter-what-they-do-or-say and stick to the cold hard facts and the moral high ground we supposedly are on. Make educated and self-controlled responses to liberals. Especially in our own circles such as Fox News or Conservative groups on facebook. The fact there are no or few liberals shouldn’t turn us into the playground bullies. Instead, we should be showing through our beliefs and example, why Conservative ideals are superior.
Its because of this continual ignorance that I can’t in my right conscience put my full support behind the Republican party or the Politically Conservative. I am by no means a liberal…but I feel that it is important to hear everyone out…even when we don’t agree. There is nothing wrong with fierce opposition to ideas and views that we believe are wrong, but we can’t be so blinded by that passion that instead of coming across as a mother lion defending her cubs, we appear like a rabid raccoon foaming at the mouth.
