^ True story.
As an I, I was always forced to "give up" beliefs when I voted.
Seeing how illiberal, how unjust, how immoral the D's are I have /zero/ qualms about "giving up" my pro-choice and SSM views to vote a straight hard R ticket.
They've won a week and lost probably another 50 years of my possible votes...
EverC, it would help a lot if you explained or provided examples of the illiberal, unjust and immoral Democrats are. Just saying it without example doesn't provide a reader a reason to consider your point of view. Thanks
Of course. I merely strive to shorten my posts because I've expressed many of my views on here.
The one that most has my panties in a knot today is the absolute decimation of "innocent until proven guilty" going on in the Kavanaugh hearing. I mean its one thing for the #metoo movement to share their stories with each other on social media and believe each other without question, it's quite another to act out upon unfounded stories with unquestionable beliefs to destroy peoples lives and careers. The line between "showing sympathy" and "law" is there for a very good reason and to abandon it is lethal to this nation. It is completely
unjust to abandon the presumption of innocence over an accusation that has as many holes in it as pumice does...
I am completely disgusted that the D's sat on this instead of investigating it. They could have respected Fords wishes and done so in confidence. They could have started this investigation, even the FBI investigation back in July - and we know Ford would have been okay with that because she'd lawyer-ed up in August, even though she believed this was going to be kept confident. They could have questioned Kavanaugh about this in private, they chose not to. They literally played this woman's [alleged or believed as you prefer] assault like an ace in the hole simply to delay the confirmation, not to find the truth as they claim to the nation. Even knowing the political climate, they put this into the public and trashed Ford and Kavanaugh and both their families. I almost agree it's an abuse of power. Even so, and either way, it is a completely
immoral thing to do.
Another topic that chaps my ass: Liberalism, to me (as a classical liberal,) is a moral philosophy that supports the individual's rights, but modern [il]liberals go to far on /everything/ from "women's rights" to LGBT issues, to religious issues. Pretty much every category is being destroyed by "radicalization" IMO. For example, to stay in the theme of the thread, I'm a "first-wave feminist" I believe women have the right to vote, to have a career, even to choose abortion. Third-wave feminism seeks to destroy men, almost as a "punishment" or "revenge" simply for being born with a dick. Men cannot defend themselves, they cannot ask a woman out on a date, they cannot debate a woman, they cannot disagree with a woman, they cannot have more income no matter what, they cannot have more positions in any workplace (regardless of if said workplace naturally lends itself more to men's interests,) and it goes on and on, a never ending list of grievances and perceived slights that must be raged about and social media mobbed until the man either submits, shuts up, or is destroyed. It is completely
illiberal and sexist as fuck.
I honestly do not want my sons to live in America anymore; they're all four good boys, they were all raised right (instilled that their job is to take care of their family,) but I also believe it's practically just a matter of time before they are destroyed (especially since they're all on the right side of the political spectrum.) I literally feel like they can never be "successful" in America because some activists will decide they're the next target due to something they said on FB or twitter, or if they go anywhere near politics or other 'high profile' jobs. I know that wealthy business owner men (capitalists) are next on the list (of the now socialist activists) to be "taken out" and "taught a lesson" for disobeying the liberal regime.