I admit, maybe my expectations are too high. But when I come to this forum I am amazed by the sheer volume of postings containing nothing but slander, bias, and infantile rhetoric.
Perhaps it is immaturity and ignorance that drives people to create scapegoats for the problems in this world. Those who would paint all Republicans or Democrats as "evil" or "stupid" are too simple-minded to have a rational debate. Stereotyping all liberals or conservatives, or classifying all people as either one or the other, paints the world in overly simplistic black and white terms.
Bigotry against people with differing political philosophies is just as ignorant as the bigotry which drives racism, sexism, and religious persecution.
The current climate between liberals and conservatives is appalling. Our founding fathers were mostly conservative, but they created a liberal government. The two are not opposing concepts. Liberty cannot exist without law; freedom without moderation.
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2006-12-30
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