Post by TNRighty on Dec 17, 2004 16:01:45 GMT -5
Why are some people so indoctrinated by a particular ideology to the extent that they have completely unplugged their own brain and have surrendered control of their own thought process to an auto-pilot who basically operates the host body by the handbook of its own political persuasion, devoid of reason and logic?
Excuse me sir, "What do you think about social security reform?"
"Well, if Bush is for it then I'm against it."
How many people do you know who are like that, on both sides of the spectrum.
I know this is a conservative chat room, and I am certainly a conservative. I voted for Bush, yet I can also give you a bunch of reasons why I would have voted against him...immigration policies, reckless domestic spending, failing to reduce the size of government, to name a few. I just accepted the lesser of two evils as far as those issues go.
This was a one-issue election for me, the war on terror. And I think Bush has shown extraodinary leadership in this endeavor. Its the only issue on which I think he will not give an inch politically. I hope I'm right, because as unfortunate as it may be, its the truth...we have to win the political battle before we can win this war. I almost hate to say it, but Bush winning the election was a major victory in the war on terror. Its a shame it has to be that way.
Anyways, back to my original statements. As conservatives, we shouldn't put our head in the sand and assume Bush can do no wrong. If we do, we're just like the liberals who think he is evil reincarnate. In essence, we too have unplugged our brains if we proceed that way.
Maybe we can talk about some of the things on which we think Bush can do a better job. Perhaps maybe, just maybe, there are some things out there democrats or libertarians have a better stance on than traditional conservatives.
Traditionally, Republicans were the party of limited government, but recent trends show Republicans spending just as much money as Democrats, just on different programs.
Sorry for the rambling rant, just trying to steer the discussions to something other than "Bush sucks" or "So do Liberals."
TN
Excuse me sir, "What do you think about social security reform?"
"Well, if Bush is for it then I'm against it."
How many people do you know who are like that, on both sides of the spectrum.
I know this is a conservative chat room, and I am certainly a conservative. I voted for Bush, yet I can also give you a bunch of reasons why I would have voted against him...immigration policies, reckless domestic spending, failing to reduce the size of government, to name a few. I just accepted the lesser of two evils as far as those issues go.
This was a one-issue election for me, the war on terror. And I think Bush has shown extraodinary leadership in this endeavor. Its the only issue on which I think he will not give an inch politically. I hope I'm right, because as unfortunate as it may be, its the truth...we have to win the political battle before we can win this war. I almost hate to say it, but Bush winning the election was a major victory in the war on terror. Its a shame it has to be that way.
Anyways, back to my original statements. As conservatives, we shouldn't put our head in the sand and assume Bush can do no wrong. If we do, we're just like the liberals who think he is evil reincarnate. In essence, we too have unplugged our brains if we proceed that way.
Maybe we can talk about some of the things on which we think Bush can do a better job. Perhaps maybe, just maybe, there are some things out there democrats or libertarians have a better stance on than traditional conservatives.
Traditionally, Republicans were the party of limited government, but recent trends show Republicans spending just as much money as Democrats, just on different programs.
Sorry for the rambling rant, just trying to steer the discussions to something other than "Bush sucks" or "So do Liberals."
TN