The presidential race has been over for almost a couple weeks now. During the race, whenever I heard somebody talk about Barack Obama, they would always mention how he was going to solve all of their problems. Then, when you doubted or wanted some more insight into the messianic plan of the "great one," they accused you of being racist or some minority hater. Why can't my motivation for not voting for "his holiness" be because I don't think his ideas will work? Why can't my motivation for not voting for "the savior of mankind" be because I don't want the United States to turn into a Marxist state? What happened to the idea of freedom of ideas? I think it is funny that the same people that call you racist and anti-American when you question the ideals and plans of the "messiah" can't correctly tell you what he stands for.Don't be mistaken, I didn't vote for John McCain either. I find most of his ideas are almost as socialist as Barack's. But at least most of his supporters knew the issues and where the candidates stand on the issues. You could have an intelligent conversation with a McCain supporter, not with most Obama supporters.
You would think by reading this post, that I am a true conservative. I guess you could say that I am on some points. I believe in small government and limited spending and government interference. However, I think that is about as conservative as I get. I guess you could say, if it doesn't affect me, don't worry about it.
This brings me to my next point of contention brought on by the recent elections, California's Proposition 8. Many individuals that were against Proposition 8 would call everybody that was pro-proposition 8 either homophobic, or a "gay-hater," or something similar. I guess it comes down to motivation again. If a pro-8's motivation was simply to deny a gay person the "marriage" title or they were afraid that the "gay" would rub off on them or their family, they may have a case for homophobia. However, after speaking with many pro-8'ers, I find that most of them think that gays should be allowed to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own home. If this is the case, then why do they support proposition 8? It comes down, I think, to what is being taught in the schools. If you truly believe that homosexuality is wrong (which they do), then you don't want your children taught that it is right in school. Many Anti-8'ers (including the anti-8 ads played here in CA) wanted people to believe that gay marriage wouldn't be taught in schools. However, after talking to many teachers here in southern CA, they all indicated that marriage is taught in schools to a certain point. That means that they would have to teach gay marriage.Back to my initial point. Motivation. People need to stop assuming what your motivation is. I find it laughable that when people accuse somebody of having a motivation that is less than noble, they usually don't have another argument to support their position.
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You hit a nail on the head. We look at a person's stance and quickly presume to know the motivation or basis for that view. If asked about my stance on Roe v Wade, my answer would quickly get me labeled as an anti-abortionist. In fact, although I feel abortion is a terrible method of birth control, my opposition to the court ruling has absolutely nothing to do with a woman's rights or the abortion question.
I've found one thing to be certain. Some people don't want to talk about facts or logic. They wish more to talk about their feelings. They are motivated by those feelings when making political decisions. I can argue facts all day long. I enjoy a good debate. It is patently impossible for me to argue feelings. Such conversations border on insanity.
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