Well, thought I'd start right out with some heavy political/social commentary! Has anyone ever noticed the intolerant mob mentality of the religious right? I mean, i know plenty of these sorts of individuals, and as such they always seem open-minded and somewhat tolerant when in conversation to me. However, these same people seem to have no misgivings about supporting the vitriolic froth coming out of the mouths of such intolerant luminaries as Jerry Falwell, Rick Santorum, Tom Delay, Dick Cheney and the rest. I just don't understand it!
My own theory is that many of these people just don't like to think for themselves. It gives them a headache or something, so they just latch onto the loudest messages out there and take them as their own without understanding the impact. Or perhaps many truly believe that allowing gays to marry or join the military will bring the end of civilization and that allowing legal immigrants into this country or giving money to any organization that even mentions abortion is somehow diminishing the values of this country (whatever they are!) - who knows?
I guess this argument goes right to the root of my own personal prejudices against authority and power in general and those of a specific religious belief especially, who think they are fundamentally better or more worthy of happiness and liberty than those who don't hold those same beliefs or have the same power...
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