Republicans vs. Democrats

This is yet another classic world according to John moment. I am a Republican. There I’ve said it. Not many people who write their opinions in today’s media actually admit their alignment. Statistics show that 80% of those who work for today’s press are *not* republican. I’m always amused at the lengths they go to in order to *hide* their affiliation with the left. They want you to think that they are thoughtfully impartial why they spew out the latest Democratic Party talking points.

To enlighten those who wonder what makes me (a Republican) tick, I’d like to make it simple:

I believe that Republicans (conservatives) tend to gravitate toward issues that take a stand against evil and toward issues that stand up for the innocent. Democrats (liberals) tend to gravitate to the other end of the spectrum. They seem to gravitate toward issues that take no stand for the innocent and they tend to stand up for evil.

Here are some simple examples:

Republicans: for the death penalty (if you commit terrible evil crimes, you need to die)
Democrats: for saving the lives of evil criminals on death row.

Republicans: against abortion. (Abortion kills innocent lives, makes babies the victim without a voice).
Democrats: for abortion on demand. They care nothing for the millions of babies murdered in the process.

Republicans: for the war on terror. They want to stand up against evil. Even if it isn’t the most popular thing to do.
Democrats: against the war on terror. More interested in being popular or at least not singled out. They’re like the quiet kid on the playground who will not stand up to a bully picking on the new kid. They would prefer to stand quietly in the background, hoping to be invisible so the bully will not choose them as their next target.

Some liberals may see my thinking as too black and white. They like to hide in the grey areas of every argument. They like to use this cloud to hide their movements as they slip from one side to the other (whichever side is most popular – or safest). The grey makes it easy to make excuses and feel sorry for those who do evil. I believe it comes from a deep rooted guilt that they have for doing things that they aren’t proud of, and leaves them room to hope that they can be accepted. I believe that they secretly hope someone will make excuses for them when the time comes. It is a way to escape responsibility for their own actions.

Republicans believe in responsibility. If you do wrong, you pay a price. If you do nothing in the face of evil, you pay a price (can you say WWII France…) If you do not try, you fail. If you surround yourself with bad people, your likely to become a their victim. If you work, you get paid. If you try really hard, you are respected. If you have an opinion, you express it. If you have a belief, you stand by it. If you see someone in need, you help them. If you quit, you loose. It is that simple.