« Dear Democrats | Main | "Yard Apes" »

September 16, 2005

Question for Liberals

Last night, Jay from Stop the ACLU blog emailed me a link to his post Question For Liberals. It's actually several questions all mushed up into a global idea:

Do you want a society completely devoid of right and wrong, where all are free to do whatever they wish? A society that does not punish people for their actions? A government that completely takes care of every need? A government of entitlement and dependency?

The answer to all of those questions is of course, no. But it occurs to me that Jay really believes that this is what liberals want. Jay's myopic understanding of his political counterparts feels typically conservative to me. There is no to real effort to understand or care about the beliefs/wants/needs of others, in general.

I'm under no delusion that Jay gives a flying monkey's butt what I think or care about or believe. His question is a set up to put the liberal he's attacking into a defensive posture of a no-win set of premises.

If Jay (or anyone else) really wants to know what I want for this country, I'm more than happy to oblige my honest opinions. Lord knows I've got lots of them. But it's an especially futile effort to attempt an honest discourse with someone who isn't in it for the honest discourse...but to try to force a "gotcha!".

It must be pretty damn tough to watch conservative ideals in action. (After all, the GOP owns Washington DC right now). The economy is sagging under the weight of enormous national debt. The invasion of Iraq has turned out to be a monumental screw up. Homeland Security is completely unprepared for a major natural disaster or attack despite heavy funding. Ethics laws have been pushed to the brink. A CIA operative has been outed for political gain. Those who serve our country bravely and with honor come home to a system that doesn't care for them as promised.

Jay's questions could easily be reworded and redirected back to himself. Are these the things he really wants for this country?

Posted by Carla at September 16, 2005 07:00 AM