Tuesday - December 01, 2009

CJ moves to Berkeley

A certain Charles, he of the small moldy ovoid sports bladder blog, has formally put on the tinfoil headgear.

Why I Parted Ways With The Right

1. Support for fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.)

2. Support for bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.)

3. Support for throwing women back into the Dark Ages, and general religious fanaticism (see: Operation Rescue, anti-abortion groups, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, the entire religious right, etc.)

4. Support for anti-science bad craziness (see: creationism, climate change denialism, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Inhofe, etc.)

5. Support for homophobic bigotry (see: Sarah Palin, Dobson, the entire religious right, etc.)

6. Support for anti-government lunacy (see: tea parties, militias, Fox News, Glenn Beck, etc.)

7. Support for conspiracy theories and hate speech (see: Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Birthers, creationists, climate deniers, etc.)

8. A right-wing blogosphere that is almost universally dominated by raging hate speech (see: Hot Air, Free Republic, Ace of Spades, etc.)

9. Anti-Islamic bigotry that goes far beyond simply criticizing radical Islam, into support for fascism, violence, and genocide (see: Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, etc.)

10. Hatred for President Obama that goes far beyond simply criticizing his policies, into racism, hate speech, and bizarre conspiracy theories (see: witch doctor pictures, tea parties, Birthers, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, World Net Daily, Newsmax, and every other right wing source)

And much, much more. The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff.

For the record, BMEWS’ take on all these points - my take, since it’s my blog, and most of my posters will agree with most of this, but might differ in small degree on some points -

a) Is in favor of freedom and personal liberty everywhere. That doesn’t mean anarchy, it means responsible citizenship. Plow the snow, keep the libraries open, and keep the barbarians at the gate. Other than that, government should sod off.

b) I have a very low tolerance for bigotry and unwarranted hatred and white supremacism. Having strong opinions based on repeated life experiences and awareness garnered from news is not bigotry. Hatred of certain groups is warranted if they have earned it through their actions. Support of people who have made great contributions to western civilization, from pharoah on down throughout history, is not supremacism. Neither is defense of those people when their accomplishments are thrown by the wayside simply because of their skin color, gender, or life status. Those horrible old DWEMs created the civilization and culture we are presently in, and ours beats the heck out of anything any other part of the globe has come up ever. I have zero racial guilt. I also have zero racial pride. Because I don’t identify with any race, other than in the losest terms. Heck, I’m not even an ethnic, so my reaction to your ethnic pride varies from bemused and confused to outright resentment. If it’s such a damned big deal to you to be Lithuanian, go the heck back to Lithuania and be happy. You live here, then the very first thing you do when getting off the boat is to toss the tattered coat of the old country under the bus. A fresh start is what America is supposed to be all about. Find your pride in your new home. That applies to skin color too. There should be no such thing as racial quotas, racial preferences, or even racial check boxes on government forms. All of us equal together.

c) I am all in favor of “Bright Ages” women. Intelligent, educated, worldly, empowered and emancipated females can make life worth living. But let’s not pretend that the typical female can do every job the typical male can do, especially when brute strength is necessary. And there are things that men can’t handle that women excel at, and not just the childbearing thing. We’re built differently and that can’t be denied. Cherish those differences and we’ll all get along better.

d) I am not a literal creationist. While I embrace Christianity to a comfortable extent, it’s very difficult to even select what to take literally and what to take figuratively in the bible, and there are something like 25 different versions of that book floating around in English. Change the language, change the meaning somewhere. Change the wording, change the meaning somewhere. It can’t be helped. Did God create the world in 6 days and then rest on the 7th? You betcha - IF you can show me what a day is to God. 6 of his days could easily be 4.3 billion of my years. Prove me wrong. What is time to a mountain, a tree, or a mayfly - all things that exist within Time? That being said, it’s OK by me if that literalism is your worldview and you’re happy with it. My worldview allows for both Galileo and Darwin; good science unravels the mystery a single thread at a time, and usually shows us that even deeper mysteries lie underneath. The Plan is bigger than anything we will ever be able to figure out.

Bad science, driven by political agenda, falsified data, and feelings ... is still bad science. You lose. Buh bye. And take your silly hypotheses with you please ... and yes, I’ve studied enough science to understand the difference between theory and hypothesis. When a proper scientist uses the word “theory” she does NOT mean “I have this flighty idea I’m working on”. Conversely, people who dismiss generations of supportive research with “it’s only a theory” ought to receive a cluebat upside the head. Understand the difference between scientific use and layman’s use and stop being a dumbass.

e) I don’t care what your sexual preference is, as long as it’s legal. Or at least private and not a danger to others. Leave children, animals and the unwilling out of it or else you’re a sicko. But it offends me when you use your preference to get preferential treatment, special laws, and the right to make lewd public displays. Take it inside and draw the curtains, just like the rest of us do. And don’t you dare play the homophobic card when I object to your bad public behavior or silly demands. Debate is not phobia, and that’s a very juvenile argument. Likewise, equal rights are not the same as equal outcome. Grow up, wise up, shut up.

f) I am fully supportive of “anti-government lunacy” right up to armed rebellion and civil war if the government itself has become an inmate in the asylum. And day after day, year after year, I see government getting more and more intrusive and out of control. Stop the madness before it’s too late. Cut government down to size at all levels. We are free people; we neither need nor want it. And pretty soon we won’t take it, and that’s going to be an ugliness we’ll all suffer from.

g) There is no such thing as hate speech. There is no such thing as a hate crime. To have either you first have to have a protected class, a sacrosanct group who gets special rights. Eff that, this is America. Equal laws for everyone, special treatment for none. If you don’t like my opinions then argue me out of them with facts and logic. If you can’t do that, then maybe it’s you who should change your tune.

h) It’s no longer a conspiracy theory when the movers and shakers come right out and admit it. It’s overt policy at that point. And if that policy is against our national history, then I’ll fight you tooth and nail. Especially if you can only argue your case using elitism and feelings. FAIL.

i) Islam is the enemy of the West. Always has been, still is. They tell us so themselves nearly every day. Let’s not hide behind the “radical” label either. Proper islamic behavior, straight out of their religious tenets, is what we’re seeing. It’s the peaceful moderate ones who are actually nearly apostate in their faith. And that last sentence was difficult to write, because I don’t consider any belief system that teaches inequality, violence, and intolerance to be a proper religion. It is neither reason nor excuse, ever. Stay in your little sandbox and live the way you want, and if - given a real choice - others choose to stay and live with you, then fine. But don’t export it to my country, and don’t pull that BS “phobia” card-ism when I call out your efforts to change my world.

There. I hope that clears the air a little here. Not that it needed much clearing. Did I miss anything? Ah, yes, abortion. On that subject I AM a radical. And here is my personal radical opinion: as a man, I will never need to have an abortion. So it’s none of my damn business, and my viewpoints don’t mean shit. Nor do yours if you weren’t born with a vajayjay. Should it ever come to a national vote, I’ll be at the forefront of the movement to disenfranchise every guy out there on this one. Let women decide what they should do or not do with their own bodies. In the meantime, this is one “issue” that I have just about zero interest in blogging about and I wish people would just shut up about. Was Roe a bad decision? Yes, but it was also most likely a necessary one. Is it ever going to be overturned? Who knows. But if it is, then the decisions will go back to the states and public referendum. Where you will see the majority of people vote for it every time in every state, even if you let the issue get on the ballot every year. This I guarantee you, absolutely. So have your personal beliefs, but tear out this political plank. It doesn’t support anybody.

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