silly liberals...

[bholdr]

i am very liberal on social issiues, less so on financial ones, but generally still a democrat, a lib, a lefty... whatever.

but some extreme leftys really drive me nuts with their misplaced, uninformed, reckless, ideologically driven positions... like:

-those against hunting and sportsmen because... well.. they kill bambi. C'MON! hunters control populations, manage ecosystems, and make up the most effective and influential environmental lobby in the US. there are more deer, black bear, and wild game birds in the US now than ever before. EVER- more parkland and protected wildlife areas, too: you have sportsmen to thank for that.

-recycling nuts that forget the first two 'R's. i was at a party this weekend and got scolded for throwing a cig butt into an empty beer can. the guy explained "sorry, man, but i'm serious about recycling and that screws up the process- flush it next time, k?". sure, but... gimme a break, already. if you really gave a crap about saving the environment, you would've gotten a keg of beer instead of the thirty-odd cases of aluminum cans that are strewn all over the house now. reduce. reuse. then, if you couldn't do that, recycle.

-the people against letting the makah indians in washington state hunt wales for their religios ceromonies, their long tradition and right, according to treaty. greenpeace tried to get in the way... c'mon, now, you have GOT to have better things to do. that's really tolerant and respectful of diversity, guys.

-people that buy a 50MPG hybrid and then commute 100 miles, then look down their noses at their neighbors/my freinds that have a V8 jeep w/35" tires and 10MPG, but only drive it once a month. people that buy electric cars, plug it in and get their power from the coal plant down the road, then feel like they're doing their part.

-greenies that don't like cutting down trees. at all. we need wood. always will. grow up.

-hippys and communists at barter fairs, music festivals, and so on that think that they're rejecting the capitalist paradigm with the barter system. fools. same goes for those that think that people should just drop out and reject consumer/industrial america. *sigh*

all for now. i am a little pissed off right now at the people giving my ideology a bad name. i'll do conservatives later. did i piss any other libs off?