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If
Conservatives Had Their Way in the Late 18th Century, We'd
Still Be A British Commonwealth
Politics
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
During
the late eighteenth century, when the American colonists were
struggling against British oppression and fighting for independence,
there were conservatives in America. They went by names like
"Tories" and "loyalists", and, like today,
they were satisfied with the status quo. They considered the
political philosophies of liberalism and libertarianism to
be dangerous to their personally cozy way of life, without
regard to the opposing perspectives of their fellow men. These
conservatives lived in comfort or even opulence, finding themselves
positioned to benefit from imperial rule. If others suffered
under it, it did not matter to them because they had what
they wanted. If they had prevailed in enforcing their narrow
political ideals on other colonists, we would likely still
be under British control.
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America
is a Christian Nation, Founded on Christian Ideals?
Religion
Saturday, March 24, 2007
I
sometimes hear people positively state that "America
is a Christian Nation, founded on Christian ideals."
Although this seems to be somewhat of a popular opinion, there
is substantial evidence that this is simply not true.
Consider
the following...
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That's
It…I Have No More Respect for McCain
Counterpoint
Friday,
April 7, 2006
There
was a time when Arizona senator John McCain was perhaps my
favorite politician. I think it was during the 2000 presidential
primaries that I first took notice of him. He had sound ideas,
solid reasoning, and wasn't afraid to go against the grain.
He was a former Vietnam POW with military experience and a
track record of overcoming adversity. I liked him so much
I voted for him in the 2000 GOP primary.
Of
course, George W. Bush beat him for the presidential bid that
year. From that point on, my respect for McCain has slowly
evaporated.
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V
for Vociferous
Politics
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
I'm
not saying the movie "V for Vendetta" is vociferous,
though it certainly has a powerful message. The title of this
article refers more to the conservative talking heads and
Bush apologists who raced to discredit this movie as loudly
as possible. As they always seem to do with left-leaning movies,
apparently most right-wing reviewers took the liberty of speaking
out against it without even seeing it. Their hateful denouncement
seems more the product of self-conscious guilt and illogical
arguments than honest critical review.
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Why
I'm Not a Democrat
Politics
Thursday, March 16, 2006
When
people hear me state my political views, they often assume
I'm a Democrat. Apparently these people are unaware that there
are more than two political parties. Nevertheless, my beliefs
are definitely more in line with Democrats than Republicans,
but there are two primary reasons why I refuse to pledge my
allegiance to the Democratic Party. First, I'm hesitant to
adhere to the platform of any party. I prefer to vote for
individuals on their own merits, rather than blindly vote
down party lines. Second, and more importantly, most Democrats
today simply have no spine.
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Someone
Needs to Retake Political Science 101
Counterpoint
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
You
have to believe in what you're doing, see? You have to believe
in certain principles and beliefs. And you can't let the public
opinion polls and focus groups cause you to you abandon what
you believe and become the reason for making decisions. --President
George W. Bush
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The
Birth of Dictatorship
Impeach Bush, Part 2
Politics
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Political
parties in the United States have always been fluid, their
reigns both fragile and temporary. Parties develop in order
to further a core group of beliefs. They gain strength based
on the number of people who agree with the party and vote
for the party's candidates. A party can gain power, enjoy
success for a time, but eventually public opinion and support
shifts to another political ideology. In United States history,
no party has remained dominant for long. The beauty of our
system is that checks and balances among the branches of government
along with popular opinion ensure the balance of power that
is essential to democratic government.
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The
Fallacy of Blind Conviction
Impeach Bush, Part 1
Politics
Monday, March 13, 2006
When
President Bush gets on television and preaches about the way
he always sticks to his guns, it must sound good to a lot
of people. Bush and his supporters like to hail his unwavering
conviction like it's some sort of positive trait. Believing
firmly in your ideals may be admirable. But when your ideals
lead to ruin time and again, you'd think a person would admit
defeat and start to consider alternatives.
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The
Red Scare All Over Again
Politics
Friday, March 10, 2006
I'm
half expecting the extreme right-wing to someday soon reanimate
the corpse of Senator Joseph McCarthy. They won't bring him
back in order to hunt down communists in our midst. Instead,
they'll merely harness that good-old paranoid witch-hunting
attitude to seek out "anti-American" citizens. Extreme
conservatives seem to believe that today the threat isn't
from commies, it's from those Americans who dare to speak
out against our current executive administration.
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Ignorance
at its Finest
Counterpoint
Thursday, March 9, 2006
I
hate getting into arguments on the Internet. When two people
with very different perspectives on an issue decide to butt
heads, no good ever comes from it. They'll both yell until
they're blue in the face and neither will open their eyes
to the opposing viewpoint. Nevertheless, I periodically see
comments on various message boards that provoke me into speaking
up.
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