Wake
Easygoing Conservative
- Jun 11, 2013
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You are correct, he doesn't speak for Conservatives or Republicans. He speaks for himself.Another thing that should be said is that ShootSpeeders doesn't speak for conservatives or republicans. He speaks for a fringe element on the political spectrum. No reasonable conservative would shoot someone in the face for knocking on the door when drunk. A wise gun-owner would have assessed the situation first before practically blowing someone's head off. If the person was armed and starting to point it at the home-owner, that'd be reason to aim and shoot. Disturbing your door isn't.
That said, the racists I come across who speak like him and say the things he says are almost exclusively on the right side of the political spectrum.
That's not to say all racists are on the right. Of course there are plenty on the left. I'm just speaking of the ones I see posting on forums like this one.
I can completely understand what you're feeling.
My philosophy is that there are bad apples in every group out there.
There are racist Conservatives/Republicans/Christians. However, there are also those who aren't. It's unfortunate, in my humble opinion, that the bad apples in each group tend to be more vocal and rabid than the other ones. The challenge, I suppose, is trying to discern the reasonable and decent ones in each group out there.