You don't understand at all. You've built for yourself a stereotype that allows you to believe yourselves superior to those you disagree with. Seems rather ironic, however, that with all your intelligence you've yet to rise above, to overcome us "knuckledraggers" and solve all the world's problems. Heck I'd be angry and constantly indignant too. You tell yourselves that you're oh-so-tolerant because you've convinced yourselves that "if it feels good do it" somehow makes you special, not just tolerant but embracing. It gives you permission to do whatever you want without judgement...without responsibility. Still, one would think if not having a moral backbone, a set of standards (don't eat the brown acid is NOT a standard) was right you folks would be happier and more fulfilled. The problem is, you're deathly afraid of any kind of real self-examination. To you deep introspection means going on DU and making sure your "beliefs" haven't changed and you have the correct PC lingo for the coming week.
And how many threads do we see over there bemoaning the plight of the poor? Of course it's everyone else's fault (especially those greedy Republicans and their corporate overlords). The problem, as the old saying goes, of pointing your finger at someone else is that you have 3 fingers pointed back at yourself. Because the same people who were "feeling, I mean really feeling" the pain of poverty will show up on another thread talking about their cruise, the latest trip to Europe, that new car, etc. On the poverty thread you'll be compassionately wishing you could DO something to help...you're just barely getting by yourself. On the vacation thread you'll be posting pictures and talking about how much better things are in "insert favorite socialist country here".
Meanwhile there are church youth groups all over the country doing fund raisers all year long just so they can spend their summer in some of the poorest hell holes in the world. They'll build schools, fix roofs, teach about farming and sanitation, play with children, bring them shoes & toys. They'll come back with a better appreciation of their own lives and an understanding of REAL poverty much more profound than images from a Discovery Channel special. Because of this deeply personal, self-sacrificing journey (what are YOUR teens doing this summer DU) they'll not only gain greater insights into themselves, but they'll forever understand how important it is to give when that collection plate comes around every Sunday. And Christians are supposed to be the hypocrits...go figure.
Never having to grow up (i.e. letting the government be your parent until the day you die) means you don't have to take responsibility for anything you do, the real harm you cause. You get pregnant because you **** everything that moves...just have an abortion. Sure you might have cramps for a while, but it's better than being saddled with a child. And you can always convince yourself that you're saving the planet from having another carbon footprint. The world is overpopulated as it is, there's no reason to bring an "unwanted" child into the world...aren't you just so noble! How sick and twisted do you have to be to turn the murder of an innocent baby into a brave act of compassion. Nevermind there are couples that would give anything for the child you're willing to stab in the back of the head and throw into a dumpster. At least you're not uptight like those "fundies" on the right...they're SO intolerant. Abortion is murder...AS IF...why the hell should you spend 9 months of your life carrying a child you're going to dispose of anyway? It would probably be adopted by some Republican couple who would raise it to believe abstinence was actually a choice.
The thing is, true compassion means more than just accepting people where they are...it means loving them and believing in them enough to help them see what they could become. That can't happen when you spend most of your time whining and feeling sorry for yourself. To paraphrase one of the myriad "compassionate" bumper stickers I see sandwiched between the "BUCK FUSH" and "Out of Iraq NOW" stickers..."Self-Indulgence is NOT a Family Value". Suck on that, DUmmie.
Cindie
