Re: Larry Wyatt - Liberals lost the election
(Originally printed in Laconia Citizen 9/1/04)
Mr. Wyatt,
You said in your letter that if I were “well-informed you would know that 78% of the American public do not want gay marriage.” Once again, dear respondent, your missing my point. I am perfectly aware of these statistics. It still doesn’t make it right. It still leaves me with the conclusion that, by your admission, 78% of you are homophobes! And as for everyone’s denial, not one of you who have responded has given me the slightest proof that you’re not. You simply rely on the fact that you’re in the majority. Yes, majority rule is ‘Democracy in action’ as I’ve said in these pages. But, for a bunch of folks who say they voted based on ‘moral issues’ it seems pretty funny that you’re so very prejudiced and willing to take refuge in the crowd.
You then went on to say; “…If you were well-informed, you would know that 62% of the American public do not want abortion on demand, financed by the federal government, and implemented by liberal federal judges.” You’re right about the majority not wanting ‘abortion on demand’. I don’t think anyone, even the liberal apparitions that disturb your sleep, want abortion used as birth control. And I’m assuming that’s what you’re getting at. The stat that you fail to list is that the majority of people also still want it available in certain situations, such as rape and health issues to the mother. As for your ‘liberal judge’ comment…well, what can I say? We didn’t vote for these guys. But many of the people we did vote for appointed these guys. And just because you’re upset that the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage, we now have ‘liberal judges’ with ‘activist agendas’?
As I understand it here’s what happened: the Mass legislature was considering allowing civil unions for same sex couples, but wasn’t sure if having two standards for legally binding two adults would be allowed under the Massachusetts Constitution. So they kicked it up to the Mass Supreme Court for a ruling. The Supreme Court said, “No, under the Mass Constitution a double standard is not allowed”. That’s it. Now they’re all ‘activist judges’? It’s so easy to just dismiss ‘the other guy’ if you have a good label for them isn’t it? Like ‘trial lawyer’ or ‘liberal’…
Then it was: “If you were well-informed, you would know the United States is the only country that can ultimately defend freedom around the world, and yes, by itself if needed.” Whether they want it or they don’t eh?!
One more time (again with feelin’!) no WMD’s, no demonstrable terrorist ties, not one Iraqi on any 9/11 planes…wow we’re so nice! They did nothing for us, and we’re still giving them ‘freedom’! So far they get the freedom to be kidnapped by criminals, shot at by insurgents, and bombed…but wait! That’s not all! They get no electricity, no sewer, no jobs, their cities and their bureaucratic infrastructure, necessary for what we understand to be ‘normal life’, all destroyed as well. I guess I have a different definition of ‘freedom’.
And ya brought it on home with: “I am a Republican, proud of it, and in your eyes probably not very politically correct, but please, don’t insult my intelligence and that of the Republican "majority" by telling us we are ill-informed.” No, I have no problem with your ‘political correctness’. I just think you need to reexamine the ‘morals’ and ‘values’ your party is always so happy to bandy about. What ever happened to values like tolerance, or empathy and ‘loving your neighbor’ or ‘do unto others’? I don’t think there’s an ‘except if’ in any of those values or statements. Am I insulting your intelligence? Not on purpose. I think your doing yourself a disservice by not, at least, taking into consideration that there’s people who think ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ have different shades than you do, and then examining them carefully. At the very least use the excuse ‘know thy enemy’! but get your information first hand. Not from a sound bite or a political hack or just one newspaper. You have to really dig around to find the ‘whole’ story. I’m not innocent either, but I try to find as many sources, left AND right, as I can.
And in the light of your telling me to ‘get over it’, you may chuckle when I once again point out that just because you’re in the majority, it doesn’t mean your morally correct.
Mr. Wyatt,
You said in your letter that if I were “well-informed you would know that 78% of the American public do not want gay marriage.” Once again, dear respondent, your missing my point. I am perfectly aware of these statistics. It still doesn’t make it right. It still leaves me with the conclusion that, by your admission, 78% of you are homophobes! And as for everyone’s denial, not one of you who have responded has given me the slightest proof that you’re not. You simply rely on the fact that you’re in the majority. Yes, majority rule is ‘Democracy in action’ as I’ve said in these pages. But, for a bunch of folks who say they voted based on ‘moral issues’ it seems pretty funny that you’re so very prejudiced and willing to take refuge in the crowd.
You then went on to say; “…If you were well-informed, you would know that 62% of the American public do not want abortion on demand, financed by the federal government, and implemented by liberal federal judges.” You’re right about the majority not wanting ‘abortion on demand’. I don’t think anyone, even the liberal apparitions that disturb your sleep, want abortion used as birth control. And I’m assuming that’s what you’re getting at. The stat that you fail to list is that the majority of people also still want it available in certain situations, such as rape and health issues to the mother. As for your ‘liberal judge’ comment…well, what can I say? We didn’t vote for these guys. But many of the people we did vote for appointed these guys. And just because you’re upset that the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage, we now have ‘liberal judges’ with ‘activist agendas’?
As I understand it here’s what happened: the Mass legislature was considering allowing civil unions for same sex couples, but wasn’t sure if having two standards for legally binding two adults would be allowed under the Massachusetts Constitution. So they kicked it up to the Mass Supreme Court for a ruling. The Supreme Court said, “No, under the Mass Constitution a double standard is not allowed”. That’s it. Now they’re all ‘activist judges’? It’s so easy to just dismiss ‘the other guy’ if you have a good label for them isn’t it? Like ‘trial lawyer’ or ‘liberal’…
Then it was: “If you were well-informed, you would know the United States is the only country that can ultimately defend freedom around the world, and yes, by itself if needed.” Whether they want it or they don’t eh?!
One more time (again with feelin’!) no WMD’s, no demonstrable terrorist ties, not one Iraqi on any 9/11 planes…wow we’re so nice! They did nothing for us, and we’re still giving them ‘freedom’! So far they get the freedom to be kidnapped by criminals, shot at by insurgents, and bombed…but wait! That’s not all! They get no electricity, no sewer, no jobs, their cities and their bureaucratic infrastructure, necessary for what we understand to be ‘normal life’, all destroyed as well. I guess I have a different definition of ‘freedom’.
And ya brought it on home with: “I am a Republican, proud of it, and in your eyes probably not very politically correct, but please, don’t insult my intelligence and that of the Republican "majority" by telling us we are ill-informed.” No, I have no problem with your ‘political correctness’. I just think you need to reexamine the ‘morals’ and ‘values’ your party is always so happy to bandy about. What ever happened to values like tolerance, or empathy and ‘loving your neighbor’ or ‘do unto others’? I don’t think there’s an ‘except if’ in any of those values or statements. Am I insulting your intelligence? Not on purpose. I think your doing yourself a disservice by not, at least, taking into consideration that there’s people who think ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ have different shades than you do, and then examining them carefully. At the very least use the excuse ‘know thy enemy’! but get your information first hand. Not from a sound bite or a political hack or just one newspaper. You have to really dig around to find the ‘whole’ story. I’m not innocent either, but I try to find as many sources, left AND right, as I can.
And in the light of your telling me to ‘get over it’, you may chuckle when I once again point out that just because you’re in the majority, it doesn’t mean your morally correct.
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