I grew up a Republican, I first started getting into politics when I was just a lad in middle school and Reagan was President. I like that America would flex it’s muscle at what I perceived to be the injustices of the world. Where the saying “Hi, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help” put fear into the hearts and minds of the citizenry.
But lately…. Hell since the late 90s, I’ve became disenfranchised with the Republican party. It’s basically 3 points:
1) Religion: Let me start with I’m a Christian. I believe Jesus died for my sins. I believe that God exist and I also believe I fall very short of his glory. I also believe that the government has no right to tell me or somebody else who or who not to worship, and should not make social policy based on religion, or predominantly religious views. Case in point, gay marriage…. If two homosexuals want to marry, let them. Who the fuck am I or the government to tell somebody else what to do with their life.
2) This whole gays in the military, don’t ask don’t tell policy…. Is every leader in the Republican party so ass backwards that they think our military is going to be worse if gays are allowed to be open about their personal lives? Even the beloved John McCain is flip flopping on the issue. Some people are gay, whether they were born that way, or chose to be that way is not the issue…. just accept the fact they are, and if they love this country enough to give their lives for it…. All the better.
3) Abortion. Good Fucking God… I abhor abortion, I think it’s wrong, and I think it’s immoral, but who the fuck is the government to tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body.
I’m all for limited government, but with as much as the government grew under Dubya, I can’t find any reason to continue to support the ReFuckYouPublicans any longer. I have totally converted to the libertarian party.
Why am I posting this… because all that bullshit about gays in the military hogwash that’s been in the media lately. They start to gain some momentum because of the senatorial seat gained from Massachusetts, and start acting like the fucktards they have always been. Losers.
I can’t stand the Democratic leadership either, but that’s another post for another time…. And now that it looks like universal healthcare has stalled (thankfully), I thinking my hatred of the Republicans is just a bit more right now.