Welcome to FR.
“When it boils down to it, Americans just want to be left alone and allowed to control their own lives.”
You’d think that would be the case, but I have doubts..
Anyway, it’s always good to see another libertarian here. ;)
We can be the party of morality and acceptance. This is just simply telling people, “Hey I disagree with you on moral and religious grounds, but our country is facing bigger problems. Let’s fix it.”
How right you are!!! Too bad there aren’t more like you that feel this way. Let’s fix the country, then everything will fall into place. We can “big tent” most of the people on the social issues.
Great article and great thinking.
I am inspired by your patriotism for our country and for having the courage to stand up for it, particularly given the typical programmed liberal minds that are unknowingly being controlled and brainwashed by the MSM and the online social media who has reluctantly admitted to influencing everything from lifestyle choices to fashion to political beliefs.
Run for office and make us proud someday.
Dear AustinPaul: great essay, well advanced and supported. I have a 17 year old daughter who thinks much along the same lines, she was in tears when she heard the news yesterday morning.
Keep it up & thanks for sharing. It gives us hope for the future.
You are right about watching Dancing with the Stars. I have talked to three Obama voters today. One believed that military spending was 60% of federal spending and social programs 15%, one had never heard of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, and one hadn’t heard about how Obama has treated Netanyahu or the projection that Iran will have a nuclear warhead by next spring.
I think there may be buyers remorse for 2 of them - not that they could be persuaded before the election (because I tried). The nimrod with the statistics cannot be fooled by facts.
My prayer has been and is for God to bless, forgive, and help our nation, but I have come to believe His answer is no. As with Israel, He is merciful and patient, but also as with Israel, His judgement will not forever be avoided.
Hang onto your hats, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride until Jesus returns.
You're 17?
Please ignore the folks telling you to run for office.
Seriously.
Get some real-world experience first.
Join the military. Or go to college and study something real. (Not "political science". Barf.) And then join the military. Or get a private sector civilian job doing something vaguely related to what you studied. Learn what it really means to accept responsibility, delegate responsibility, take orders, give orders, meet a deadline, stay under budget, deliver to a customer, make payroll ...
THEN ...
Run for office.
Whiz-kid theoreticians, who come out of "poli-sci" programs all full of themselves with fantastical ideas that have no grounding in reality are the death of this Great Republic.