I think I figured out what’s wrong with ‘conservatives’ (I use that term synonymously with republican for purposes of this post) – they think they’re better than everyone else and that their way of life is superior to all others. Not a Christian? Well you need to convert because that’s the only correct way. Their opinions are rooted in their religious belief, yet the feel the need to smother the rest of us with their ‘correct’ views. Conservatives are on the offensive, and liberals, like myself, are on the defensive. They tout freedom and liberty, and small government principles. However, they have no qualms with growing the government for the purpose of enforcing and legislating their beliefs and ‘morality.’
Well, wait a minute here. As a liberal, I don’t want to push any beliefs on anyone. For example, it’s none of my business if homosexuals want to marry – it’s their life. My view of what makes a good family really doesn’t matter to anyone but me. Conservatives are ramming their take on proper ‘family values’ down the throats of everyone else in the county, a one-size-fits-all, theocratic, white, 50’s throwback. If that’s your value, great. Live your life like that. Make your wife submissive, keep her home cleaning and raising your kids. Drag your family to church every Sunday where you’ll judge everyone else and make small talk and meet your mistress who you’ll fuck in your self-righteous bed when your wife is at the kid’s soccer game while you ‘catch up on work.’
But don’t sanctimoniously rally for legislating your superior morality and ‘Christian principles’ because we’re not all like you. It’s totally incongruous to tout freedom and liberty and keeping government small in one breath, then cling to your disgusting social views. Not even cling to them exactly – but try to hold yours up on a pedestal while decrying the way others see fit to live their own lives.
So that is the difference. We as liberals are simply fighting to defend the individual’s right to his or her own pursuit of happiness, including sexuality and what a person chooses to do with her own body. Conservatives are fighting to preserve their own ways and prevent you from having your way. But our preferences and lifestyles as humans aren’t mutually exclusive… You just have to have the ability to accept that and worry about yourself.
