My OperaRudeness in Politics
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 4:54:57 AM
For some reason the UK's Guardian ran Op-Ed about liberals being rude to republicans.
Well, I'm not a liberal (or at least, don't have a sufficient understanding of WTF that term means) but I do know why I -- usually -- hold Republicans in such disrepute.
Especially when you put out comments like:
Listen to other points of view? Republicans who listen to other points of view. I do recall the Bush II era and points of view that were not theirs were certainly not entertained... where were those definitely there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq... or the listening to those who complained that depriving people of all civil and prisoner-of-war rights was wrong? That is the Republican version of listening.
Is prayer in public places awful? Of course not. What is awful is forcing it down the throats of others by ostracizing them for failing to participate, what's awful is when government (including public school administrators and teachers) officials lead the prayers and influence our young minds in a manner that gives PREFERENTIAL treatment to one religion over another (just ask yourself, would you want your kids praying to Mecca?).
Legitimate concerns about the effects of gay marriage?! There are none. Only strawmen who fall to legitimate concerns of the deprivation of civil rights.
Sarah Palin's fight against corruption? Okay, so she didn't come off as a genius in the election -- I'll forgive her wild talk and silly gaffs, it happens sometimes. But what about ordering the stop to a State Trooper investigation and using her public office improperly? What about QUITTING the Governorship cause (I don't know) it was just too tough? (And she wanted to be Vice President... she thought THAT was going to be easier than being Governor?)
Adapt to Global Warming vs spending billions to fight it... misunderstands the severity of the problems we face. Either way we are going to have to spend billions of dollars -- whether you want to call it a "fight" or "adaptation" is irrelevant. Shorelines are going to erode as ocean levels rise. Disaster weather (extremes) will become more common, more dire (not to mention effect more people... just simply because there ARE more people). If the oceanic ecosystem collapses, killing the vast majority of sea-life, the "adaptation" you're talking about will be global food crisis unlike anything seen before and wars of the scare resources that will be necessary to adapt to the new way of life.
No, I don't think it's okay (or particularly helpful) to be rude and considering most of my family is Republican, it wouldn't do me much good at family outings but Republicans seem to live in a world of "Wishing Makes It So." There are harsh realities that must be faced and spending time arguing about whether people of the same sex should get equal protections under the law if they want to make a public declaration of a commitment to eachother (aka, Marriage) is not just a waste of our collective time, it's insulting and, oh yes, rude.
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Well, I'm not a liberal (or at least, don't have a sufficient understanding of WTF that term means) but I do know why I -- usually -- hold Republicans in such disrepute.
Especially when you put out comments like:
Wouldn't it be better for America if liberals really were liberal, and listened to other points of view? Is prayer in public places really so awful? Isn't it possible to have legitimate concerns about the effects of gay marriage? Hasn't Sarah Palin earned some respect for her successful fight against corruption in Alaska? Perhaps the best response to global warming is to adapt to it, rather than spending billions to fight it. Think about it.
Listen to other points of view? Republicans who listen to other points of view. I do recall the Bush II era and points of view that were not theirs were certainly not entertained... where were those definitely there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq... or the listening to those who complained that depriving people of all civil and prisoner-of-war rights was wrong? That is the Republican version of listening.
Is prayer in public places awful? Of course not. What is awful is forcing it down the throats of others by ostracizing them for failing to participate, what's awful is when government (including public school administrators and teachers) officials lead the prayers and influence our young minds in a manner that gives PREFERENTIAL treatment to one religion over another (just ask yourself, would you want your kids praying to Mecca?).
Legitimate concerns about the effects of gay marriage?! There are none. Only strawmen who fall to legitimate concerns of the deprivation of civil rights.
Sarah Palin's fight against corruption? Okay, so she didn't come off as a genius in the election -- I'll forgive her wild talk and silly gaffs, it happens sometimes. But what about ordering the stop to a State Trooper investigation and using her public office improperly? What about QUITTING the Governorship cause (I don't know) it was just too tough? (And she wanted to be Vice President... she thought THAT was going to be easier than being Governor?)
Adapt to Global Warming vs spending billions to fight it... misunderstands the severity of the problems we face. Either way we are going to have to spend billions of dollars -- whether you want to call it a "fight" or "adaptation" is irrelevant. Shorelines are going to erode as ocean levels rise. Disaster weather (extremes) will become more common, more dire (not to mention effect more people... just simply because there ARE more people). If the oceanic ecosystem collapses, killing the vast majority of sea-life, the "adaptation" you're talking about will be global food crisis unlike anything seen before and wars of the scare resources that will be necessary to adapt to the new way of life.
No, I don't think it's okay (or particularly helpful) to be rude and considering most of my family is Republican, it wouldn't do me much good at family outings but Republicans seem to live in a world of "Wishing Makes It So." There are harsh realities that must be faced and spending time arguing about whether people of the same sex should get equal protections under the law if they want to make a public declaration of a commitment to eachother (aka, Marriage) is not just a waste of our collective time, it's insulting and, oh yes, rude.
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