Annual politics cross-post.
I am not a democrat. I am not a republican. I am not a particularly good libertarian. I don't go to rallies because I invariably find some ignorant son of a bitch who thinks freedom of speech only applies to them, who wants the government out of their life but meddling in the interpersonal relationships of others or who thinks they are entitled to whats in my pocket.
I am: Pro-Civil Rights and anti-Illegal Alien Rights. I think everyone has the right to keep the government out of their bedroom and off their phone lines. I think people who come to this nation or any other and refuse to abide by the systems and laws set in place, have no place and should be sent back home. I further believe those who draw them here and employ them should be heavily penalized by a system with teeth.
I am: Pro-Fiscal Restraint but Pro-Spending Money to Make Money. Shut the FUCK up about how you don't benefit from libraries, schools, highways and health care. SHUT THE HELL UP because every day you benefit from basic literacy, free flow of trade and goods and the ability to go look something the hell up. SHUT YOUR IGNORANT MYOPIC PIE HOLE.
I am: Pro-Capitol Punishment but Pro-Legal Reform. I firmly believe that if you engage in the very few activities which qualify you for the death penalties then I believe you should be put to death as the state dictates. That said, I believe very much that the legal system we currently utilize is horribly flawed, with public defenders overworked and prosecutors more interested in win/loss ratios than justice.
I Am: Pro-Gun Rights but Pro-Gun Regulation. You have a right to a firearm. The government, in the interests of the greater safety, has a right to know who has firearms and maintain databases of ballistics information for crime solving. You do not need an AR-15 to hunt deer unless the Deer is packing a howitzer. Show me a case of armed deer, and it's open season, get the tanks, I'll drive.
I am: Pro-Choice but Pro-Life. Your body, your choice. That said: There are options available besides termination of a viable life. Such as education, prevention and adoption. All three should be VIGOROUSLY pursued. We are designed to have sex. We will do it even if you don't teach us. And thats where it will go horribly wrong.
Addendum: I am not a commie. But the more I examine things, I cannot say I am a capitolist. But then... neither can I say anyone else is. The foundational ideas of Adam Smith, the idea that free trade can replace the government based on Enlightened Self Interest, cannot actually exist, because it requires the few men who have power in such a system to be enlightened. But power does not enlighten. It corrupts.
I am: Pro-Civil Rights and anti-Illegal Alien Rights. I think everyone has the right to keep the government out of their bedroom and off their phone lines. I think people who come to this nation or any other and refuse to abide by the systems and laws set in place, have no place and should be sent back home. I further believe those who draw them here and employ them should be heavily penalized by a system with teeth.
I am: Pro-Fiscal Restraint but Pro-Spending Money to Make Money. Shut the FUCK up about how you don't benefit from libraries, schools, highways and health care. SHUT THE HELL UP because every day you benefit from basic literacy, free flow of trade and goods and the ability to go look something the hell up. SHUT YOUR IGNORANT MYOPIC PIE HOLE.
I am: Pro-Capitol Punishment but Pro-Legal Reform. I firmly believe that if you engage in the very few activities which qualify you for the death penalties then I believe you should be put to death as the state dictates. That said, I believe very much that the legal system we currently utilize is horribly flawed, with public defenders overworked and prosecutors more interested in win/loss ratios than justice.
I Am: Pro-Gun Rights but Pro-Gun Regulation. You have a right to a firearm. The government, in the interests of the greater safety, has a right to know who has firearms and maintain databases of ballistics information for crime solving. You do not need an AR-15 to hunt deer unless the Deer is packing a howitzer. Show me a case of armed deer, and it's open season, get the tanks, I'll drive.
I am: Pro-Choice but Pro-Life. Your body, your choice. That said: There are options available besides termination of a viable life. Such as education, prevention and adoption. All three should be VIGOROUSLY pursued. We are designed to have sex. We will do it even if you don't teach us. And thats where it will go horribly wrong.
Addendum: I am not a commie. But the more I examine things, I cannot say I am a capitolist. But then... neither can I say anyone else is. The foundational ideas of Adam Smith, the idea that free trade can replace the government based on Enlightened Self Interest, cannot actually exist, because it requires the few men who have power in such a system to be enlightened. But power does not enlighten. It corrupts.