Guns-N-Moses
Senior Member
Okay, I know the title sounds ludicrous, even crazy and no, there is no legislation prohibiting liberals from owning pets (at least not yet).
But I am getting very tired of hearing about groups who want to change or create new laws in an effort to dictate how another person lives his or her life, so I thought I'd post a rant about it.
Case in point: Laura Ingraham hosted the Bill O'Reilly show tonight. She interviewed a woman by the name of Hope Bohanec, who is a campaign director for the IDA (In Defense of Animals) organization.
Hope is supporting and promoting a recent decision made by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which has established a Meat Free Monday program in the San Francisco area.
Laura carefully explained that not everyone shares their opinion and implied that there are some who are afraid that this policy could be expanded into an eventual full-blown ban on meat.
Ms. Bohanec replied with a condescending smile and attempted to convey the many positives of their plan and described how this decision would benefit San Francisco by reducing the environmental, ecological and health problems that they now face (bla, bla, bla).
(IIRC) Ms. Bohanec also claimed that this ‘meat-free’ Monday program would have such a positive ecological impact to their city that it would be the equivalent of removing 123,000 cars off the road in one year. (She didn’t explain how).
When will the craziness end?
Now I’m a pretty easygoing guy. I believe in the old sayings: To each their own, Live and let live, etc. etc. If you’re a vegetarian – I’ve got no problem with that, but I ask that you leave your ideologies and opinions to yourself and don’t try to force them on everyone else.
I learned a valuable lesson when I was much younger: Not everyone thinks the way I do and that’s a lesson that I had to learn - and accept because everyone is different. But it seems that there are certain people that think that they know better than everyone else and will force their way of life on everyone else. They will use any and all data to prove or justify their ideas and decisions (even if the data has been proven false!)
I don’t mean to pick on Liberals (as I don’t know if they are the ones at fault here), but most of the people that I know in these groups generally classify themselves as liberals, so if the shoe fits! Well?
How would the opposition like it if we assembled a group of people who lobbied to restrict their movement or forced them to eliminate something important in their lives?
Don’t they see the dangers in this? Don’t they see the dangerous path they are treading?
This reminds me of an email that I’ve received a few times over the past few years. Here it is:
Boy, is this the truth!
If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
Lot of truth here!
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If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
(Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
I'm sure we can think of several more examples, but you get the idea!
But I am getting very tired of hearing about groups who want to change or create new laws in an effort to dictate how another person lives his or her life, so I thought I'd post a rant about it.
Case in point: Laura Ingraham hosted the Bill O'Reilly show tonight. She interviewed a woman by the name of Hope Bohanec, who is a campaign director for the IDA (In Defense of Animals) organization.
Hope is supporting and promoting a recent decision made by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which has established a Meat Free Monday program in the San Francisco area.
Laura carefully explained that not everyone shares their opinion and implied that there are some who are afraid that this policy could be expanded into an eventual full-blown ban on meat.
Ms. Bohanec replied with a condescending smile and attempted to convey the many positives of their plan and described how this decision would benefit San Francisco by reducing the environmental, ecological and health problems that they now face (bla, bla, bla).
(IIRC) Ms. Bohanec also claimed that this ‘meat-free’ Monday program would have such a positive ecological impact to their city that it would be the equivalent of removing 123,000 cars off the road in one year. (She didn’t explain how).
When will the craziness end?
Now I’m a pretty easygoing guy. I believe in the old sayings: To each their own, Live and let live, etc. etc. If you’re a vegetarian – I’ve got no problem with that, but I ask that you leave your ideologies and opinions to yourself and don’t try to force them on everyone else.
I learned a valuable lesson when I was much younger: Not everyone thinks the way I do and that’s a lesson that I had to learn - and accept because everyone is different. But it seems that there are certain people that think that they know better than everyone else and will force their way of life on everyone else. They will use any and all data to prove or justify their ideas and decisions (even if the data has been proven false!)
I don’t mean to pick on Liberals (as I don’t know if they are the ones at fault here), but most of the people that I know in these groups generally classify themselves as liberals, so if the shoe fits! Well?
How would the opposition like it if we assembled a group of people who lobbied to restrict their movement or forced them to eliminate something important in their lives?
Don’t they see the dangers in this? Don’t they see the dangerous path they are treading?
This reminds me of an email that I’ve received a few times over the past few years. Here it is:
Boy, is this the truth!
If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
Lot of truth here!
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If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
(Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
I'm sure we can think of several more examples, but you get the idea!
