I don’t think of myself as being a very political person. I am opinionated. I have opinions on what might classify as political issues because they pertain to my involvement in the community we share. I am much more at ease sharing my
opinions on movies or music than politics. Most can agree opinions about music and movies are subjective. Unfortunately, politics and religion seem to be viewed as objective topics. If you like to listen to “bad” music, you have bad taste. But, if you vote for a “bad” candidate, you are in the wrong or perhaps even bad yourself. People view political issues as right or wrong. Black or white. No one ever says that somebody has bad taste in politics. That would be like saying someone has bad taste in religion and saying anything like that would be in bad taste and politically incorrect.
I’m ill equipped to adequately express my feelings of dismay about the non-political political intro to No-Fi 46-B. Commentary on American politics? What's going on here?
Reading through the list of Chris’s points reminded me of something creepy. I would like to share an e-mail I received shortly before Election Day, October 29th. I was more than a little surprised to get an e-mail from a co-worker I hadn’t seen or heard from in over a year. I was even more appalled by the subject of his digital note: “Why I will vote for Bush on Tuesday,” since he and I had never shared any sort of substantive conversation on any subject. Here I present the body of his e-mail without any editing or spelling correction. I am at a loss as to why He composed his thoughts without spell-check.
I share this e-mail because I believe it sheds some light on the election results so many of my peers can’t understand. Why did half of the voting population ignore their feelings about the war, the economy, and the track record of the current president?
Why I will vote for Bush on Tuesday
In the election on Tuesday I will be voting for the Re-election of President
Bush. I hope that
everyone else will too. Here are the reasons why:
1. Family - Family is the basic unit of society. I believe that the degradation of the family unit is the first step toward a failing society/culture. It's easy to see (Europe) that when family values are eroded, society becomes dirty and wicked.
2. Life - I believe that a woman has the right to do what she wants with her body before conception. As soon as that sperm and egg combine, it's no longer her body. I was once
made of just two embryotic cells. So were you. and you and you. The same goes for a bunch of little cells in a petri dish. Just because you harvested the embryo doesn't make it right to kill it. Besides, from what I've read and seen, stem-cell research has some potential, but it's not saving any lives.3. War - Bush is a stronger leader in the war on terror. This is a war that he didn't start. The war in Iraq may be questionably related to Osama and 911, but it was the right war. Sadaam was supporting other terrorists. His people were oppressed, and I think that it is sad that there are a select few trying to usurp power in the midst of the fallen regime. Bringing freedom to those people who wanted it was the correct thing to do.
4. God - There is eternal truth. There is right and wrong which is unalienable by any man, society, or reason. God has said that homosexuality is wrong. God has said that murder is wrong. Fornication is wrong. Adultery, lying, stealing, and oppression are all wrong. George Bush prays and I believe that God answers his prayers. I don't believe that John Kerry believes in God, and if he does, he doesn't give him a lot of respect.[Who am I to question someone's belief in God? Well, I'm an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I also know a thing or two about the Catholic church of which John Kerry is a member. Catholic doctrine has taken a stance against homosexuality, abortion, and a slew of other things that Kerry seems to support. Many Catholic leaders have asked for the ex-communication of Kerry because of his views. Also, I don't believe that campaining from the pulpit of churches to which he doesn't belong is even remotely respectful of God or religion. Quoting scripture in the hipocritical way that Kerry does is blasphemous. Bush doesn't have to campain from the pulpit because he is already doing what God would have him do and that speaks for itself.]
4. Economy - This one is a no brainer for anyone who has ever studied any kind of macro economics. Bush's policies are just right. Alan Greenspan has done an incredible job of pulling our country through a recession created by Osama bin Laden and Billy Clinton. If you want jobs to really dissappear, you raise taxes on the people who create those jobs. Corporations and small businesses create those jobs. The deficite is a mute issue, and the
president (no matter what his policy) has little control over oil prices until the liberals start letting us drill the enormous resources in Alaska. Like I said, the economy is a no brainer.5. Foreign Policy - Bush has shown the world that the US doesn't wear knee pads. France, Russia, and Germany were making a load of money from the Oil for Food program in Iraq. Russia was storing weapons there. Why do people think that they didn't want to go to Iraq with us. No global tests. No asking permission. The United States of America is the greatest, most righteous, and freedom loving nation in the world. We bring freedom. We bring capitalism. We bring hope and light to the world, and Europe can go to hell if that's where it wants to go, but there is no shame in fighting for what's right. The soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan and Normandy, Vietnam, Lexington, Bull Run, they've died for freedom. I love them and respect them. I'm grateful every day for them.
In conclusion, I wil vote for George Bush because he is the better man to lead this nation and the free world. I believe in loving people, but I don't believe in toleration of evil practices. We are all natural men and we should overcome our passions in order to do what is right. We should not hide them behind a society that says it's okay to do what is wrong.
Please send feedback and know that this is my belief. God bless America.
Jason Price (price1869@hotmail.com)
It took me while to respond to Jason. I strongly disagree with every thought shared. I couldn’t respond directly to most of his points because they are tied up in his belief in the mormon god. A god who encourages him to judge, control, discriminate and persecute. Who am I to argue with anyone’s god? If someone uses the excuse that god has told him or her to take action, logic goes out the window. I thought it odd for a mormon to support the idea of government getting involved with marriage, since not so long ago his god was fostering polygamy and protesting the government’s right to tell a man who he could or couldn’t marry. And don’t even get me started on how his god used to teach racism.
This was my response, sent out to all the people on his e-mail list:
It is too time consuming to fully respond to Jason Price's "reasoning" for voting for Dubbuyah. "Moral," economic, and social policies will vary and shift over time as political administrations come and go. I would just like to bring up one point not mentioned under Jason's scope of concern. Perhaps, Jason Price, like many of the "faithful," believes the world will come to an end in his lifetime and cares little for the physical well being of future generations. It's a "no brainer," he is voting for the worst environmental president in U.S. history.
George W. Bush has created a lot of problems that will touch many generations, but his destruction of our environment has the longest lasting reach of devastation.
And that’s not just my opinion:
http://www.nrdc.org/bushrecord/default.asp
http://static.vidvote.com/movies/bushuncensored.mov
http://www.nader.org
I received many e-mails from Jason’s pals telling me how uninformed I am. I am the first to admit, I am uninformed. I am disadvantaged. God hasn’t bothered to tell me where to cast my votes. I am forced to rely on my own judgment and skill for collecting and processing information to make decisions. I have a difficult time sifting through all the information available and weighing what the realities are.
