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Why do some many conservatives carry the mantle of freedom but then appear to favor goverment control of people's personal lives? Isn't this hypocritical? Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed. The left seems more friendly to personal freedoms, but then the left also implies control over economic freedom. I can't take the GOP seriously until they kick their religious right base to the curb. What happened to allowing consenting adults to do as they please as long as they do not affect anyone else?
Why do some many conservatives carry the mantle of freedom but then appear to favor goverment control of people's personal lives? Isn't this hypocritical? Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed. The left seems more friendly to personal freedoms, but then the left also implies control over economic freedom. I can't take the GOP seriously until they kick their religious right base to the curb. What happened to allowing consenting adults to do as they please as long as they do not affect anyone else?
Why do some many conservatives carry the mantle of freedom but then appear to favor goverment control of people's personal lives? Isn't this hypocritical? Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed. The left seems more friendly to personal freedoms, but then the left also implies control over economic freedom. I can't take the GOP seriously until they kick their religious right base to the curb. What happened to allowing consenting adults to do as they please as long as they do not affect anyone else?
There is no problem with adults doing as they wish in their own homes. But keep it in your home. Don't try to push the agenda by going public with it.
This is why I vote for Democrats over Republicans, despite being a total Ayn Rand nerd & vocal libertarian. I would much rather spend time with a stereotypical Democrat than a stereotypical Republican. The Democrat wouldn't care that I am an atheist; but the Republican would tell me I would burn in hell forever because Jesus homosexuals baby-killers founding fathers were Christian, CONSTITUTION GLENN BECK COMMUNISTS and SARAH PALIN! DON'T EVER TALK TO ME AGAIN YOU PINKO *gets gun*.
Look up Barry Goldwater- we need more like him in Congress again. Ron Paul is great, but it seems like his own party silences his views because they go against the establishment.
Why do some many conservatives carry the mantle of freedom but then appear to favor goverment control of people's personal lives? Isn't this hypocritical? Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed. The left seems more friendly to personal freedoms, but then the left also implies control over economic freedom. I can't take the GOP seriously until they kick their religious right base to the curb. What happened to allowing consenting adults to do as they please as long as they do not affect anyone else?
You must be quite confused not to know that like the rest of Americans there is a majority of Democrats who are religious, oppose abortion, and same-sex marriage. For example, there are a lot of Catholic Democrats in the east Coast, and a lot of the black, hispanic, and Asian voters in CA opposed same-sex marriage with Proposition 8. In fact, a majority of Americans are religious. However, Obama won the election, didn't he? Blacks in general are religious, and vote mostly Democrat. A majority of the Hispanic vote in NY is Democrat, but most of the hispanics are religious.
I am a conservative (not a Republican nor a Democrat), and have no problems with anybody being a homosexual, bisexual, cross-dresser, whatever...as long as you don't push your views on me. Just keep your life private as much as I keep mine, and we will get along just fine.
You must be quite confused not to know that like the rest of Americans, there is a majority of liberals who are religious, oppose abortion, and same-sex marriage.
I wouldn't call those liberals; more like "statists". Just as conservatives who support pro-choice and same-sex marriage are "libertarians".
You must be quite confused not to know that like the rest of Americans, there is a majority of liberals who are religious, oppose abortion, and same-sex marriage.
Then they are not really liberals, are they? You can call a shovel a spade, but that doesn't make it one. These labels are thrown around carelessly and nobody knows or understands the meanings very clearly any more. Those you describe above might call themselves Democrats or conservative Democrats, or be people who vote for Democrats some, or all, of the time, but they are not liberals.
Why do some many conservatives carry the mantle of freedom but then appear to favor goverment control of people's personal lives? Isn't this hypocritical? Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed. The left seems more friendly to personal freedoms, but then the left also implies control over economic freedom. I can't take the GOP seriously until they kick their religious right base to the curb. What happened to allowing consenting adults to do as they please as long as they do not affect anyone else?
I must be a blacksheep conservative because I agree with you. Freedom and limited government means live and let live, to me.
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Laws against certain sex acts in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed
I'm a pro-choice conservative and I don't mean only the abortion issue but pro choice on almost everything. If I want to drive without a seat belt, why not. Well I can rant but the bottom line is I do agree.
Some will put me in a different catagory then a conservative but I think not, I'm conservative.
(All of these political names, ethnic names, religious names, etc... Only separate us even farther. Diversity is fine but it’s not what we should strive for, we should strive for unity with mutual acceptance at the core.[my happy thoughts of the day J])
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in certain states, even among married couples, favoring the outlaw of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, advocating bans against gay marriage, and other laws that seem to violate a person's freedom in the name of morality and family values. Not to mention other garbage such as advocating the goverment place the Ten Commandments around and funding abstinence-only sex ed
