How to be a good liberal
I got this in my e-mail the other day and felt it was post worthy. So here it is
In order to be a good liberal you have to believe...
That there were no charities before welfare,
there was no art before federal funding,
that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high,
the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding,
the United States must not make the decision to defend itself by itself; it must first get permission from the U.N.,
that identifying individuals by their uniqueness is "racist," but identifying them only as a member of a race is not,
that good economies are caused by politicians and not by entrepreneurs,
that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity,
that farmers, ranchers, hunters and fishermen don't care about nature and the long-term survival of species, but "animal rights" activists who've never been outside the city do,
that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical, documented changes in the earth's climate and in the cycles of the sun, and more affected by yuppies driving SUVs,
that the thinning of forests by lumber companies and forestry workers "destroys habitat," while burning it down in its entirety by allowing unhindered forest fires makes animals "thrive,"
that American corporations' drilling for oil in "environmentally sensitive" areas is bad, but paying billions of dollars to Muslim countries for their oil is better,
that Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, George Washington Carver or Thomas Edison,
that private citizens should not be allowed to choose their doctors, their childrens' schools, where they live, what foods they eat, where and if they smoke, and when they speak or write: which "politically correct" words they may use and which "incorrect" ones they may not -- without your help,
that there is no such thing as a "sovereign citizen." In fact, there is no such thing as "inalienable rights," only permissions from government,
that it would be vastly preferably to risk destroying the economy of the United States even in wartime than to allow drilling in areas which might risk the well-being of wildlife,
that the explosions in medical and prescription drug costs since 1965 have been caused by greedy doctors and drug companies and not by medicare, HMO subsidies and labyrinthine government regulations,
that public schools must be given ever-more money and protection from competition, no matter how poorly they perform,
that social changes must be made by classroom propaganda and coercion, not by persuasion, and certainly NOT by example,
that the ancient left-right political spectrum must be defended as the only yardstick for evaluating ideologies because the old left-right one conveniently implies that "the democratic ideal" is nothing more than a compromise between socialism and fascism, and so the ONLY question is "WHAT KIND of huge, powerful, all-pervasive government do you want?",
that black people can't succeed without your help, but those who do, or tell others they can, must be vilified as "Uncle Toms,"
that the NRA is bad, because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good, because it supports certain parts of the Constitution,
that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese communists,
that even though there are 54,000,000 children under 16 in the U.S., and even though you can never achieve "zero" accidental deaths from drowning, choking, fires, falls, poisoning, motor vehicles and medical mistakes, you can somehow achieve zero from firearm accidents,
that the quantity of natural resources in all of existence remains finite, and will always run out unless government controls it.
that businessmen are parasites, but politicians and bureaucrats are not,
that private citizens are too stupid to make their own decisions about anything, but people in government are too smart not to give them dictatorial powers over everything,
that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried, is because "the right people" haven't been in charge,
that contributions to the Democratic Party by the Chinese Communists are in the best interests of the United States,
that gender roles are artificial, but being homosexual is natural,
that capital punishment is wrong, but support abortion on demand.
that the military, not corrupt politicians start wars.
that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides aren't.
that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites and bestiality should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal