Oh, cool, I'm glad we agree on the whiner thing! :D I am also a big fan of taking action, although I must admit with my life as busy as it is I am more inclined to write a check to support a cause than to actually donate my time--of which there is none.
I think that most people are sick of the war now, even those who maybe supported it on principle at first. I remember even when I was protesting in the streets as it was starting up, people that I have known as staunch conservatives weren't *that* sure about it... people were just scared about WMDs, which of course turned out to be just like the boogeyman. So now people are sick of it, and a lot of people are mad. I'm glad of that because I hope it means we can get out of there sooner.
Personally I am semi-libertarian on some things and semi-socialist on other things. So I can get behind an idea like eliminating legal penalties for activities that consenting adults engage in that do no harm to anyone but perhaps the consenter. Minimizing legislation on homeschooling sounds fine to me. I am all for strong privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of religion etc. But I also believe that a country this wealthy ought to have a "floor" for standard of living, and I support things like environmental protection, a living wage and universal health care. I call myself a bleeding heart liberal because I'd rather pay taxes and make sure that everyone gets fed than pay no taxes and watch my neighbors starve. So that's what it means to me.
Anyway, blah blah blah! Thanks for commenting. I agree with your main point of course. And yeah, most Muslims aren't terrorists, just like most Christians aren't Pat Robertson. KWIM?
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I think that most people are sick of the war now, even those who maybe supported it on principle at first. I remember even when I was protesting in the streets as it was starting up, people that I have known as staunch conservatives weren't *that* sure about it... people were just scared about WMDs, which of course turned out to be just like the boogeyman. So now people are sick of it, and a lot of people are mad. I'm glad of that because I hope it means we can get out of there sooner.
Personally I am semi-libertarian on some things and semi-socialist on other things. So I can get behind an idea like eliminating legal penalties for activities that consenting adults engage in that do no harm to anyone but perhaps the consenter. Minimizing legislation on homeschooling sounds fine to me. I am all for strong privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of religion etc. But I also believe that a country this wealthy ought to have a "floor" for standard of living, and I support things like environmental protection, a living wage and universal health care. I call myself a bleeding heart liberal because I'd rather pay taxes and make sure that everyone gets fed than pay no taxes and watch my neighbors starve. So that's what it means to me.
Anyway, blah blah blah! Thanks for commenting. I agree with your main point of course. And yeah, most Muslims aren't terrorists, just like most Christians aren't Pat Robertson. KWIM?