Liberal Scumbag

I try not to offend easily, especially when it comes to the subject of politics. When I hear (or read) someone say that all Obama supporters are sheep, I brush it off. When I hear someone say that liberals are facsists that are destroying the moral fiber of America, I scoff. When someone bitches that liberals want to take all their money, I just think to myself, "Yeah, you rich asshole, they want to take a minisule amount of your millions that you won't even NOTICE in the form of taxes and use it to help those less fortunate. BASTARDS." But whatever, right? Who cares?

I couldn't help but be offended, however, when I saw this picture.

Awww...I bet the creator of this thinks he's really cute (cause you know it was a man). And in fact, this picture really does remind me of just about every person I have ever known who would say something like this. Grinning all the while, drinking a cup of joe like they are superior to the world and everyone in it. Why, you have the answers, don't you, Mr. Conservative?

What on Earth makes you think that liberals don't "root for America"? Surely we are intelligent enough to find a way to emigrate to another country if we don't like this one. We have the right to live here. We also have the right to leave here. I think if it ever really came down to it, and in my heart of hearts, I was not "rooting" for America, I would leave.

Perhaps you just don't recognize the ways in which we root for America, since most of them are completely unfamiliar to you. We have this weird tendency to advocate for human rights. Even people who are not white or Christian. We also prefer the world clean. We like clean air and clean water and we would appreciate it if we could leave a little of that clean air and water for our children. If we have to pass legislation to do so (because SOME people in the world refuse to quit driving their Hummers and F-350's), we will. I can see where that might upset you. Wait...is that your F-350 pulling down trees? I thought so.

And since the man in the picture is a soldier (and is being shamefully exploited, might I add), I will also let you know that when we root for America, we like it when America has an honorable place in the world. A country doesn't earn an honorable place in the world by bombing every country that looks at it wrong. Or by bombing every country that we THINK MIGHT look at us wrong. And we don't do it by killing innocent civilians in a country and then turning around and claiming to be their "liberators". What, did we free them by killing them? That's one way of looking at it, I suppose. A psycho, evil way.

Like I said, I try not to offend easily. One reason is because I want to reserve the right to call a militant conservative like I see it: Closed-minded, arrogant, ignorant by choice, and dumb as a box of rocks. You can oppose my views and my methods all you want, because I will certainly oppose yours, but don't you dare assume that I don't have the best interests of my country at heart. Though I find you misguided, even on my worst, angriest day, I will at least admit that you feel you are doing the right thing, and that I can't find fault with. We just expect the same courtesy.