Most conservatives make me sick!

OK, I am about to offend several people and to be honest I don't care because their attitude greatly offends me. I'm talking about conservatives. The majority of them have emblazoned on them the Mark of Cain. I say this because they do not feel they are their brother's keeper. Well guess what: you are!

There is an image floating around on Facebook. It says the following: "Don't like liberals? Fine, then give us back... our clean air and water standards; worker safety protections; the 40 hour work week; the Social Security program; the Civil Rights Movement; the equal rights movement; the free speech movement; discrimination protections; the school lunch program; birth control, rural electrification; organized labor, child-labor laws; the minimum wage; employee health care benefits; public assistance; Americans with Disabilities Act; fair housing legislation; the Freedom of Information Act; the Voting Rights Act; food and drug safety regulations; federally subsidized student loans; collective bargaining... and everything else we have done to put power back in the hands of the individual, and out of the hands of the corporate elite." Then it mentions a web site: http://www.oldamericancentury.org.

When I look at this list and see how much we've accomplished in this country, it makes me proud to be a Liberal. After posting this on my wall, one response I received, from a conservative I'm pretty sure, was "OK, it's a deal". I'm trying to figure out if he was being a smart ass or if he was serious. If he was serious, all I can say to him is, "are you fucking kidding? You think you can do without these programs? Do you live alone on a fucking island? If you believe all these programs should be eliminated, get the fuck out of this country and leave it to the people!"

Whenever I hear the word "Liberal" being used as a negative attribute, I recall the debates between Bob Dole and Bill Clinton. Dole must have used the word "Liberal" a hundred times (an exaggeration of course but it got ridiculous).

Modern conservatives remind me of Puritans. These "good" Christians came to America to escape religious persecution, only to end up burning women whom they thought were witches, and killing whatever indigenous people they found, merely because they were different. Real source of pride. NOT!

Another thing that seems to be a trend, also likely from the conservative lot, is the thread around Facebook that says that "Happy Holidays" is offensive, and choice comments such as, "if you don't like to hear 'Merry Christmas', leave, I will help you pack." Bullshit! This country was built on allowing diversity; I was born here damn it, I shouldn't have to leave! Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Some of us celebrate Chanukah, some Kwanzaa, some Yule and still others, nothing at all, so please show a little respect for other peoples' beliefs.

A number of related threads consist of people claiming that, because of the argument about multiple beliefs, they can no longer say "Merry Christmas" at all. That's not the point - lighten up people! Christianity ain't the only game in town! I don't wear a Star of David, so unless people know me, no one knows I'm Jewish. While it doesn't make me as upset as it used to, I personally don't like to hear it.