I identify politically as a libertarian. Conservative w. gov't & commerce & liberal when it comes to gay rights and the environment.
I like small gov;t, personal accountability, strong free enterprise, strong military,
pro 2nd amendment (not a gun collector or ammo hoarder~ I own 1 pistol & 1 shotgun. I firmly believe in the right for people to defend themselves. I'll define deadly force & my understanding of it for self defense or defense of others in the home: Deadly Force is that force which is used for the purpose of causing, whether a person knows or should know could cause death or serious bodily harm. Its use should be necessary when all lesser means have failed or could not have been reasonably employed. If you can complete a triangle (deadly force triangle, then it's ok. If the assailant has the MEANS, OPPORTUNITY, & INTENT to kill you, then it's ok to defend yourself in that manner. If 1 is missing, then it isn't. All 3 are necessary in the military & as it happens, necessary in court. It makes the gun owner accountable & if used correctly, justified.
I don't like abortion & feel it shouldn't be used as birth control (it happens, seen it twice w. 2 people I know, not a debate) but if women are raped, then I feel it's ok. in a study over 30 years, 500,000 women went for abortions. Out of the 500,000+ women over the course of 30 years, 1238 women were actually raped. That's less than 1/12 of a percent.
Anyhow, I'm all for gay rights, my brother is gay, and there's actual scientific findings that 1 in 5 gay people are NOT the 1st born in a family. They tend to be the 2nd or 3rd, or so on. The theory behind this is the 1st born is the first chance for genes & genetic codes to be passed on, so the hormones have to be balanced enough to be able to continue the passing on of the genetic code (mating). That's a theory that's in the works. Took many biology courses in my time & have done some research. There's more work to be done, but it cements the idea that people are actually born gay.
I'm strong on the environment & when I finish my degree, my goal is to work for a car company to engineer solar cars that are not luxury items & actually high quality and MORE affordable for the average driver. Reducing a carbon footprint shouldn't be a luxury.~~~so that's my political DNA...lol
Anyhow, back to being kicked off edited I look at both sides of the aisle. The further from center you get, the crazier it gets. True for the right, true for the left. So, I talk to people, share thoughts, ideas, etc & people pretty much rant about whatever they like.
I had the same person ask me 2 different questions in edited
The first was "So, do you think God will eventually have his day in the eventual downfall of the gay movement?"
My response was, "Well, I think that people disliking gay people based on their religion is like fat people on a diet disliking skinny people for eating a donut. My brother is gay and if the religious community is more worried about what my brother does behind closed doors than it is with its own business, then I think they should take an introspective look at themselves and wonder what it is that drives them. Faith? Intolerance? Hate?"
The second question was: "Who do you like for this election coming up, how much of a margin do you think Romney will win by?"
My response was: " Who was the genius that thought it would be a good idea for a mormon, whose religion is okay with marriage being between a man and a woman and a woman and a woman and a woman...standing toe to toe with a man that is okay with gay marriage? At this point in the game, where do you draw the line? If this is the modern election, livestock farmers in West Virginia are going to be up at arms wanting to marry their chicken.
Secondly, why nominate a man that created a healthcare bill for his state but vows to abolish a nearly identical bill if he gets voted into office? He's not just wishy washy, he's a hypocrite. I don't like Obama simply because he crammed thehealthcare bill down our throats before we could examine the ins & outs of the bill. It was shady & dirty. I also disagree with pretty much everything he stands for. I also think that he'd never be able to make the bulk of his personal views manifest themselves because there's checks and balances. In short, I think this election is a decision between a skunk burrito & a doo-doo-sandwich. WHo do you like?
That's it. Suspended from teabook.edited. heheh. I like to get views from all sides & the bulk of the tea party are good folks that are frustrated. It also seems, the more cliquish they get the more you have to waddle & quack like them. If you disagree or have a free thought, yer out! It's the same with the far left. It's ok. I find more reasonable, less absolutist & extreme people tend to stand amidships as opposed to one far side or the other. I'm not a teaparty member or whatever, I just talk to them. I try to figure out if my ideas hold water, if theirs do, if the left does, etc. Then I bounce back to the other side & get responses. THEN I filter the CRAZY from both sides & use MY understanding of right & wrong & develop an opinion. You know......like people do....LOL! Alas, I guess I can never be a part of the .edited again. If it wasn't for my glass eye I'd shed a tear. (lol!)
