I would like to know when the concept of compassion for other human beings became synonymous with liberalism. The current political atmosphere of the United States has gotten to the point where having compassion, sympathy, or empathy for other people makes someone a liberal. The only way to be a conservative in this country is to be selfish and self interested. There's another word for this, narcissism. It sickens me to see the sort of policy that the right wing conservatives push forward these days.
While you may agree or disagree morally about abortion, it is a fact that abortion is a legal procedure in the United States, it does not give you the right to federally violate a woman for electing to use a legal procedure. Republicans have put forth numerous bills designed to either humiliate or violate a woman for attempting to receive an abortion. In response, several Democrats have countered with satire and suggesting that men should be forced to endure similar humiliation and violations. The Republican response was to dismiss it completely and not accept the satire for its true purpose. To reflect upon themselves and see to see why it was that these Democrats would suggest such ridiculous proposals.
The reason Republicans "don't get it" is because they don't have empathy. And when I refer to Republicans and Democrats, I mean only the politicians. While what I say may apply to citizens that vote along these party lines, they are not the people that I am referring to. So when I say Republicans don't have empathy, I mean to say that these politicians don't care about how the laws they vote into effect affect other people. They don't care so long as it is the vote that will result in the better chance to be reelected in the next election. Current politics has become a system where you step on and over anyone and everyone that becomes a problem to your reelection. This is wrong!!! Caring about the people you represent and attempting to do right by the people that elected you should not be a liberal ideal, it should be an American ideal. Our heros are not those who made a little effort and kept getting elected, our heros are those who sacrificed for other people to improve other peoples lives.
"May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion." -- Thomas Jefferson
No "conservative" can ever tell me that I don't follow the ideals of our founding fathers. I will continue to attack their ideals with the very words of the founding fathers they claim to support. I do very much believe that the type of politics that exists today is exactly what the founding fathers were attempting to avoid, but unfortunately greed and corruption is immortal and mankind is ever so mortal. Greed and corruption are Pennywise and we the people need to rise up every so often and banish it back and remind future generations not to allow these awful traits of human nature to arise. We must play wack-a-mole better and kill corruption before it can take root and spread. Special bonus prize to anyone who understands the Pennywise reference.
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