Moment of Insanity
I'm claiming a moment on insanity for the year or two that I aligned myself as a conservative. I think because I was so pissed that Obama got the Democrat Presidential nomination over Hilary, it skewed my thoughts.
My turn to the other side came when I decided I'm really agnostic/atheist (I say that because I don't believe there is a God, yet I feel that I could be wrong even though science and reason tell me otherwise). And seeing Glenn Beck speak live also changed that. I think it was too much of the god talk that turned me off. What really started to make me think about changing my stance was when Beck dropped to his knees and began to cry as he talked about his alcoholism and asking god for humility. I don't know if it was an act or if it was real, but that night I felt is was part of his shtick.
I also started to think about my stance on issues involving gay marriage, women's rights and just the general rights of everyone. It feels like the conservatives want to restrict that. Of course, it's unfair for me to lump all conservatives together. Some just might be conservative on certain issues and less conservative on other issues.
I haven't really told my friends about my change of heart. They are already perplexed about my lack of religion, so this might put them over the edge. My one BFF and I got into it about 6 months ago because of a Facebook post. I called members of the Tea Party "teabaggers" and hated on Beck. My BFF doesn't have a Facebook, and she was alerted to my comments by her boyfriend.
She sent me a scathing email calling me out on my new thoughts on Beck, the Tea Party and how she doesn't like my friend, Dan.
Yes, about 6 months before that I was at a Tea Party rally, and it wasn't full of crazies. It really was just people who were (and still are) with unhappy with the direction of the country. She also mentioned how documentaries are also can lean toward one side or the other.
Her beef with my friend, Dan, is that he has too much influence on my thoughts, and he cussed in front of her son and her boyfriend's son. Her boyfriend said he heard him cuss; she didn't.
I responded back with my thoughts on Beck, the Tea Party, Dan and documentaries. I mentioned that I would rather discuss this further face to face. Of course, that has yet to happen. I really don't want to get into it. I believe what I believe, and she believes what she believes. I respect that.
Since then we haven't discussed politics too much, and when we do, I just keep my mouth shut. Shame on me, yes. I have my reasons though.
So I guess what I'm saying is this country is going to shit. I'm tired of the Republicans saying they are against big government, yet they make laws taking away our freedoms. I'm tired of corporations buying votes in Congress. This isn't a country run by the people. It's a country run by the corporations.
We need to stand up and take our rights back from the corporations. It's time we tell Congress that they represent the little people. We aren't the ones who tanked the economy and made everything go to shit.
P.S. I joke about the insanity thing. I also make fun of everyone - even myself.
My turn to the other side came when I decided I'm really agnostic/atheist (I say that because I don't believe there is a God, yet I feel that I could be wrong even though science and reason tell me otherwise). And seeing Glenn Beck speak live also changed that. I think it was too much of the god talk that turned me off. What really started to make me think about changing my stance was when Beck dropped to his knees and began to cry as he talked about his alcoholism and asking god for humility. I don't know if it was an act or if it was real, but that night I felt is was part of his shtick.
I also started to think about my stance on issues involving gay marriage, women's rights and just the general rights of everyone. It feels like the conservatives want to restrict that. Of course, it's unfair for me to lump all conservatives together. Some just might be conservative on certain issues and less conservative on other issues.
I haven't really told my friends about my change of heart. They are already perplexed about my lack of religion, so this might put them over the edge. My one BFF and I got into it about 6 months ago because of a Facebook post. I called members of the Tea Party "teabaggers" and hated on Beck. My BFF doesn't have a Facebook, and she was alerted to my comments by her boyfriend.
She sent me a scathing email calling me out on my new thoughts on Beck, the Tea Party and how she doesn't like my friend, Dan.
Yes, about 6 months before that I was at a Tea Party rally, and it wasn't full of crazies. It really was just people who were (and still are) with unhappy with the direction of the country. She also mentioned how documentaries are also can lean toward one side or the other.
Her beef with my friend, Dan, is that he has too much influence on my thoughts, and he cussed in front of her son and her boyfriend's son. Her boyfriend said he heard him cuss; she didn't.
I responded back with my thoughts on Beck, the Tea Party, Dan and documentaries. I mentioned that I would rather discuss this further face to face. Of course, that has yet to happen. I really don't want to get into it. I believe what I believe, and she believes what she believes. I respect that.
Since then we haven't discussed politics too much, and when we do, I just keep my mouth shut. Shame on me, yes. I have my reasons though.
So I guess what I'm saying is this country is going to shit. I'm tired of the Republicans saying they are against big government, yet they make laws taking away our freedoms. I'm tired of corporations buying votes in Congress. This isn't a country run by the people. It's a country run by the corporations.
We need to stand up and take our rights back from the corporations. It's time we tell Congress that they represent the little people. We aren't the ones who tanked the economy and made everything go to shit.
P.S. I joke about the insanity thing. I also make fun of everyone - even myself.