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BitaTruble -> RE: "Inclusionism" Bullshit (11/7/2008 10:07:45 AM)
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Well, that's quite a rant, Merc. Setting aside the 'limited mental abilities' comment for the moment I'd like to address the actual issues which you've brought up.
Fairness Doctrine - I'm dead set against it for a variety of reasons. Broadcasters are in the business of making money. Radio shows do that by getting sponsors who want to reach a certain demographic so if you have a theology based radio show, sponsors are not going to be all that interested in giving money to other view points from a demographic that's not going to be interested in purchasing their various products. The easiest thing to do would be to pull out controversial material to keep the sponsors happy. That's not good for end consumers because then we get radio light. Lots of fluff, little substance. The Fairness Doctrine will not educate the masses on conflicting views .. it will take all the views off the table for the sake of sponsorship and the almighty $.
Prop 8 - It should never have been on the ballot in the first place. This is not an either/or concept .. it's an if/then concept. If you want a Constitituion which pertains to everyone then you can't include articles, ammendments etc which only apply to a certain % of the population. Freedom isn't a buzzword and that is the word we should be using here.. not inclusionism. The masses can do what they like to put down, shun or otherwise disenfranchise particular groups of people and if it's okay for the masses to say XX can't marry XX.. then it's equally okay for the masses to say that Catholic XY can't marry Jewish XX. We're passed that and to backslide into that sort of thinking is bad for progress and human rights to do what we like as long as we're not hurting anyone else. The majority don't always get things right and when they don't, it's time for the minority to stand up and shake a fist at it. These days that fist comes in the form of lawsuits etc.
Joe Lieberman - nothing has been decided yet, so much ado about nothing. That said, no one is guarenteed a job in this country, so if he loses his, he can look at himself in the mirror every day and take pride in his principals. Lots of us would have done the same thing, but he is not without his own hypocrasy. Caucus with the dems, vote with them, make a statement that you want to support your good friend in his bid for President .. that's all well and good, but step outside that and support low line and down the line, then reap what you sow. I feel no pity for Joe Lieberman. He's still a member of the Senate, he still has the option of filibuster, and until we know differently, he is still the chair of HS.
Booted Football Player - he can say anything he likes at any time he likes anywhere he likes .. and there are consequences to doing so when you include things which call for 'hunting' people down. You might not like that brand of racism or you might embrace it .. it's still racism .. hatred for Obama because he's black. Not because he might prove to be unfit for the office, or because he's a democrat, but simply because he's black. A 'crime' which would never have been committed means the 'hatred' is the elevator. He has apologized and suffered the consequences of his hatred. He can call Obama any name in the book, but calling out others to hunt him down incites to violence and the actions taking by his coach or school (or whoever made the decision) is their call. UT Football player has no more of a guarentee to play on the team than anyone else in the country has the guarentee of a job. It's not a right, it's a priviledge.
George Bush - Well, as someone who believes he is a criminal, I absolutely cop to calling him names over the last few years. Two wars, another quarter of a million jobs lost in Oct, the highest unemployment rate in the last 14 years, an economy in shambles, 4000+ US soliders dead and buried, Bin Laden still on the loose, an administration wrought, bought and paid for with lies and shadows. The buck stops at the top and I'm angry because I did my job. I read to my kids. I ensured their schooling was only a supplement to their education. They pay taxes, they're productive, they add to this society and right now they are both worried about jobs and $. They are afraid to buy houses because they don't know if they'll be able to pay the mortgage in a few months. Our family doesn't have nor did it ever have a silver spoon, but we've always worked hard, really hard. We've sent our uncles, cousins and sons into war and some of them have died. So, myself and my family having given blood, sweat and tears, literally, to this country and all I asked of Bush was to do his job .. and he didn't. He didn't because he wasn't capable of it. He has neither the intellectual capacity for it nor right temperment. Bush was never inclusive .. he's not about freedom .. He's Patriot Act and 'if you're not with us you're against us' and I've had my fill of it. If that comes across as limited mental abilities, then you haven't been paying enough attention. Point that finger at the top, Merc, because that's where it belongs.. at the very top. And while you're at it.. look in the mirror as well because your rant had it's share of name calling and finger pointing. Great, you don't want to be included. No one is forcing you to be. You have just as much right to shun as others do to embrace. That's your choice.
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