We often disagree Faith. Here I am going to partially agree with you.
I think it is far past the time that both "sides" really need to take out the garbage. It is a little sickening sometimes to see how both "sides" claim to have the complete moral high ground with respect to all issues.
WRT Religion:
I do think that some "liberals" need to re-establish their definition of religious freedom. The ability to exercise your faith within the law needs to be fought for ferociously whenever challenged and I find it a bit troubling that some on the left don't cry out louder and harder any time there is a case of religious persecution in the name of separation of church and state.
I also think that some "conservatives" need to re-establish their definition of the same. There are some that would rather see our education system destroyed than have it kept explicitly objective and secular. The whole reason this site exists is because of this issue.
WRT Technology:
I absolutely HATE the way the dems pander to then entertainment and technology industry. Things like the DMCA only serve to hamper American innovation in an extremely competitive world. Handling intellectual property in a way that protects innovators is fine but not at the expense of fair use. Information from the tech and medical industry needs to be more properly shared not locked away in black boxes. Guidelines need to be in place to make sure that sharing does not hurt innovators and nothing more.
On the other hand, I also absolutely HATE conservative bullying of entertainment industry. I am all for TV and video game ratings but what is the objective difference between banning a video game and banning a book? If you don't like obscenity on TV or in video games then don’t watch or don't buy them. Cheap technology exists to protect children from certain broadcasts. I don't know of a digital service provider that does not also provide family filters. The FCC needs to stick to its job of managing the air waves and stop trying to inject morals into artistic expression. These campaigns for laws banning content on mediums such as TV or the Internet need to be stopped by conservatives from within their own party. They are expressly anti-American. Its too bad that that retard Hilary has taken up with fight too. I have no idea what she is trying to prove by being fascist about video games.
WRT Environment:
"Liberals" can often times be waaaay to militant about environmental protection.
"Conservatives" can often times be waaaay to cavalier about environmental protection.
Everyone owns and is responsible for the environment and thus I feel it is one of the things that does need to be regulated by a representative body. We need to be aggressive in our efforts to increase energy independence even if it does put some strain on American business. No one is free to pollute with reckless abandon. That hurts everyone.
WRT Abortion:
At some point an unborn child is a real person. Pretending that it is not a person until it passes through a birth canal is a silly and reckless definition of life (I prefer RAZD definition of person ness that he presented awhile back). I see nothing wrong with reasonable restrictions on late term abortions.
Early in pregnancy there can be no objective determination that a cluster of cells is a person. To believe that it is is a religious belief. Moreover it is hypocritical to be pro-life and yet not be fanatical about women’s and children’s health post birth. Too many pro-lifers switch right back to being socially conservative immediately after a child is born. It is one of the greatest and consistent flip-flops in the conservative culture.
In Conclusion:
There is probably more that I am not thinking of at the moment. Overall I really just wish that the moderates in each party would stand up and do something about the crap. I want someone to say, "My party is not right on all these issues and this is why." Admit that the high ground is not exclusive to this ridiculous label of liberal or conservative. Clean house already and do what is right rather than what is attached the party line.
Organizations worth supporting:
Electronic Frontier Foundation | Defending your rights in the digital world (Protect Privacy and Security)
Home | American Civil Liberties Union (Protect Civil Rights)
AAUP (Protect Higher Learning)
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