Conservative War on Social Progression
On January 20th President Bush took his second oaf (oops, I mean oath) of office and another huge step back in American evolution. As we move into a new era with the same warmongering, hate-filled leader, we are concurrently moving steadily in reverse as a society. Since Bush has been in office our country has exponentially declined in our social progression and stability as a nation. We are currently in a war that is sadly reminiscent of Vietnam. It's a war in which we are vastly loosing ground to insurgents that now outnumber American troops by an estimated 50,000. Sadly, there seems to be no way out of Iraq; but then, we already knew that. The only reason we're still there is to save face and ensure our spot as first in line for that precious oil. Well that and, in the words of Agent Ire, to keep us close to our next enemy: Iran.
While all the Baghdad-ballyhoo is keeping the Liberals occupied protesting what's happening abroad, the Conservatives at home are diligently taking us back to the 1940's – a time when equal rights only applied to those who were "equal" enough. Well, I guess in 2005 homosexuals aren't equal enough.
Our country has taken on a full assault of Gay America for no better reason than it's someone new to hate. I mean hey, it's easy right? No need to look at skin color, or gender, or age, or religious beliefs, we can hate them just because of who they like to sleep with. It's a much easier hate than we've had before because it's all encompassing. Since there are Homosexuals in every facet of life it's not like it's bigotry right? Blacks, whites, men, women, Christians, and Muslims alike…Unite! We can all hate fags! Nothing brings a country together like fear and hate. Just look at the approval rating of the President. As long as the American people have someone they can unilaterally despise, they'll get behind anyone -- Even George W. Bush!
On January 21st the Christian-right took a step beyond anything that I conceived possible in the 21st century when they Attacked Spongebob Squarepants. According to The Australian Broadcasting Company two conservative Christian groups including Focus on the Family issued a "Gay Alert Warning" in regards to a post 9/11 tolerance video. The video-–Made by the We Are Family Foundation-– reportedly depicts a message of acceptance of gender, race, ethnicity, and religion in a time when our country needed a strong healing message. The video itself doesn't have anything to say about sexual preference, however the website associated with the video lists sexual orientation on its list of differences to tolerate. In accordance with Christian hypocrisy, the Conservative group said that "Their inclusion of the reference to 'sexual identity' within their 'tolerance' pledge is not only unnecessary but it crosses a moral line."
Another issue at hand is the recent 32nd anniversary of Roe V. Wade on January 22nd. With followers of the U.S. Supreme Court betting on the inevitable retirement of Chief Justice William Renquist, it is clear that, with the Republicans at the helm, we are very likely to have a neo-conservative throw off the balance of our nation's highest court. This means the very real possibility that Roe V Wade will be reexamined by the new balance of Justices. As scary as it may seem, we might be right back in the fight for a woman's right to choose... 1/3 of a century after the law allowing abortions passed.
So let's recap:
-We are back in another Vietnam with no plan to get out.
-We are taking the rights of an entire group of American citizens away because of who the like to sleep with.
-We are on the verge of revisiting Roe V. Wade in an attempt to take away rights that were already given to women 32 years ago.
and
-Spongebob Squarepants has become the poster-child in the eyes of Anti-tolorance Christian groups for preaching the anti religious message of acceptance.
Maybe the powers that be are confused between the meanings of acceptance and exception.
While all the Baghdad-ballyhoo is keeping the Liberals occupied protesting what's happening abroad, the Conservatives at home are diligently taking us back to the 1940's – a time when equal rights only applied to those who were "equal" enough. Well, I guess in 2005 homosexuals aren't equal enough.
Our country has taken on a full assault of Gay America for no better reason than it's someone new to hate. I mean hey, it's easy right? No need to look at skin color, or gender, or age, or religious beliefs, we can hate them just because of who they like to sleep with. It's a much easier hate than we've had before because it's all encompassing. Since there are Homosexuals in every facet of life it's not like it's bigotry right? Blacks, whites, men, women, Christians, and Muslims alike…Unite! We can all hate fags! Nothing brings a country together like fear and hate. Just look at the approval rating of the President. As long as the American people have someone they can unilaterally despise, they'll get behind anyone -- Even George W. Bush!
On January 21st the Christian-right took a step beyond anything that I conceived possible in the 21st century when they Attacked Spongebob Squarepants. According to The Australian Broadcasting Company two conservative Christian groups including Focus on the Family issued a "Gay Alert Warning" in regards to a post 9/11 tolerance video. The video-–Made by the We Are Family Foundation-– reportedly depicts a message of acceptance of gender, race, ethnicity, and religion in a time when our country needed a strong healing message. The video itself doesn't have anything to say about sexual preference, however the website associated with the video lists sexual orientation on its list of differences to tolerate. In accordance with Christian hypocrisy, the Conservative group said that "Their inclusion of the reference to 'sexual identity' within their 'tolerance' pledge is not only unnecessary but it crosses a moral line."
Another issue at hand is the recent 32nd anniversary of Roe V. Wade on January 22nd. With followers of the U.S. Supreme Court betting on the inevitable retirement of Chief Justice William Renquist, it is clear that, with the Republicans at the helm, we are very likely to have a neo-conservative throw off the balance of our nation's highest court. This means the very real possibility that Roe V Wade will be reexamined by the new balance of Justices. As scary as it may seem, we might be right back in the fight for a woman's right to choose... 1/3 of a century after the law allowing abortions passed.
So let's recap:
-We are back in another Vietnam with no plan to get out.
-We are taking the rights of an entire group of American citizens away because of who the like to sleep with.
-We are on the verge of revisiting Roe V. Wade in an attempt to take away rights that were already given to women 32 years ago.
and
-Spongebob Squarepants has become the poster-child in the eyes of Anti-tolorance Christian groups for preaching the anti religious message of acceptance.
Maybe the powers that be are confused between the meanings of acceptance and exception.
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