Those pushing the notion that social issues are irrelevant willfully ignore the most fundamental protection our country has against the great dangers it faces. As Ronald Reagan (and others before him) succinctly put it: "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." We ignore at great peril the truth that morality is at the heart of why we have prospered as a nation.
I’m told that no one is interested in social(ist) issues. Then why the eF are they pushing to advance them at very turn?
Exactly. Apparently there are numerous posters on this thread who have surrendered on the "social issues" with nary a protest, yet can't understand why the juggernaut to destroy marriage, the family - even our very nature as male or female - continues unabated.
It appears that there are libertarians on this forum posing as conservatives. i.e., they care only about economic issues and have little to no interest in preserving and protecting the moral foundation of our country.
Truth be told, they could care less if all those "sanctimonious right-wing Christians" are charged with crimes, fined, and jailed (e.g. Kim Davis), so long as their own pocketbook continues to grow fatter.
They constitute a fifth-column in this forum, which stands unapologetically in defense of marriage and the family as designed and intended by our Creator.
It is disconcerting to see posters expressing the view that opposing gay marriage is a lost cause, and that the transgender bathroom issue is a non-starter, a big "ho hum" that only the "right-wing fringe" cares about. We need to focus on the "bigger issues" (i.e.,$$$$).
There is no "bigger issue" than the defense of the fundamental building block of human society: the natural family. The LGBTQXYZ movement is the tip of the spear to overturn the Judeo-Christian morality upon which this great country was built.
It is utter hypocrisy to claim to be a conservative yet claim to be unconcerned that the gaystapo fanatics will stop at nothing until all who oppose them are punished and driven to ruination. That means that your three little girls (yes I'm talking to you Chickensoup) WILL be required to share toilets, changing rooms, and showers with ANY biological male who chooses to self-identify at that moment as "female" -- regardless of any possible evil motivation.
That is why true conservatism -- and the stated philosophy of Free Republic -- is at least as concerned about "social issues" as it is with economic issues.
I agree with you.
However, I don’t want to lose the country because we allow something that a President can do little about to trump the one thing we desperately need a President to do, enforce immigration laws.