Someone over at Experts Exchange mentioned the Retro Vs. Metro thing.

I really believe that the websites descriptions are unbalanced, but then, it’s not like they have any cause to be fair to both groups. I’m disgusted at those who comment that the “retro” population “…favor[s] limitations on the First Amendment…” when the First Amendment also guarantees us a right to freedom of religion. The general anti-religion (or anti-Christian, which is, of course, the only religion that’s okay to be bashed) tone of the entire article is disgusting.

“Retro Representatives support subsidies to oil, mining and agriculture, but they are opposed to women’s rights, gay and lesbian rights, affirmative action, welfare, organized labor, and taxes of any kind.”

There’s so much wrong in that sentence alone that I can’t see anyone taking the book’s author seriously.

While I don’t particularly care much for the ideas of subsidies in general, I kind of think it’s a bit hypocritical to condemn people who want to help out the industries that produce raw materials to help fight our dependence on foriegn oil when one wants to subsidize the poor. (Especially when I see people getting welfare checks and using them to buy drugs — how is helping out a farmer whose crop was destroyed by a flood worse than that?!)

Which “women’s rights” are people against? I don’t know of anyone who wants to go back to the days when women weren’t allowed to vote, or speak, or whatever other rights we may be infringing upon. Gay rights? Read the Bill of Rights. Tell me which of those rights are being infringed upon, and I’ll happily stand beside you and fight for them.

Affirmative Action? We oppose telling minorities “You’ll never make it on your own, so we’ll just give you a job,” and we’re the racists?

Finally, I wanted to comment on the “God, Family, and Flag” comment by saying this:

Do I believe in God? Am I a Christian? Yes. Do I believe that strong family values are good forthis country? Yes. Am I proud to be an American, where I can stand up and complain when I think the government is doing something wrong (see: The Patriot Act)? YES.

And for all three of those things, I say: …AND PROUD OF IT.
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