Statement on Reconciliation
I went to class on November 3rd and remarked to a friend that it was a beautiful day. My friend then asked me if I was gloating - my candidate George Bush having been reelected to the Presidency. And frankly, yes I was gloating..
But there comes a time when one has to move on and offer one's hand in friendship so that the country can heal and Republicans and Democrats, Liberals and Conservatives can work together in a bipartisan manner for the good of the Nation.
Unfortunately the Liberals didn't get that memo.
What does reconciliation really mean? What does a mandate really mean?
Those who know me understand that I am very passionate in my conservative views. In the manner of reconciliation I have stopped gloating and have started to talk to liberals who spent months personally attacking the leader of my party and calling his cabinet members "Nazis." But liberals cannot bring themselves to let go of their hatred. They instead resort to insulting the majority that voted for the President and finding weird explanations why they lost or why they should have won.
And by the way, what is with calling Republicans Nazis? If you know anything about the Nazis and about the Republican Party you'd know how wrong this comparison is. The Nazis were racist, anti-religious people whose main ideology was not just the superiority of the Aryan blood, but also the notion that the individual serves and should be subordinate to the state. Republicans have not only passed the 13-15 Amendment to the US Constitution (look them up, I won't explain their importance), but continue to believe in a colorblind society in which people are judged on their merits rather than on the color of their skin. Republicans also tend to be religious and most importantly believe that the state serves the individual and that small government is better than large government. The first thing the Nazis did when they assumed power was to extend the power of the state to all aspects of life (Nazi labor unions, Nazi youth groups, Nazi teacher's union, Nazi bar association, etc). Republicans fight every day to keep the government from reaching into people's lives.
So, calling republicans Nazis is not a good step towards reconciliation. Calling the American voters who voted for Bush dumb is not a good step towards reconciliation. Demanding that the President move to the left AFTER HE WON REELECTION WITH A HIGH MARGIN is not a good step towards reconciliation.
Come on liberals, let go of your hatred, stop the name calling and act like Americans.
Charles
posted by Charles B. Garman @ 9:11 PM
1 Comments:
I couldn't help but post on this article as well, so here goes.
Comments like this are the exact sort of smarminess (if thats a word) that many democrats cannot stand. You think that just because we disagree with your morality and policy that we don't have the best interest of the nation in mind. Sorry, but submission and reconciliation are far from the same thing.
Also, I want republicans to stop mentioning the 13-15 amendments as your big accomplishments. Yes, they were important, but the GOP of today is very different from the GOP of yester-year.
While comparisons to Nazi Germany are harsh, you must admit that, except for businesses, the current administration wants people to submit to the will of the state. We have been told in recent months that our civil liberties are less important than national security - is that not the same thing as saying the state is more important than the individual?
And as for the leader of your party, what happened? I thought the GOP stood for smaller government and fiscal responsibility! I suppose you will come back at me with some mention of 9/11. While it was a tragic day, changing out beliefs based on 9/11 is exactly what the terrorists wanted to accomplish.
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