The Conservative Family Tradition

[AlFrankenFan]

I noticed the other day as I was at marathon practice something that has been bothering me for quite some time - more and more children I know are boasting right-wing views because of their parents.

Now, I'm sure that Democrats do the same thing, but seeing this among my friends and peers is just disturbing.

As I was running down the trail, my friend came up to me and asked me the most odd question: "Do you like Ann Coulter?"

At that point I stopped running and began to walk.

"I didn't even think you knew who she was?" I replied. "But no, I don't. She's a fascist conservative who can't argue her point without shouting out lies."

Me, my friend, and another girl began to argue. When the girl said that her parents loved her, I knew something was up.

"And I suppose your parents love Bill O'Reilly? And Hannity? And Schwarzenegger? And Bush?" To which they both replied yes, and I was shocked to learn that either of these girls knew anything about politics. And that there are more Republicans in OC than I thought.

One of my friends also has proclaimed that he is a Republican, that he supports Bush for Re-Election (selection) and even has a poster of him on his bedroom wall. And his parents are also Republicans.

But I guess what got me the most was that these weren't their views, they were their parent's. They haven't taken the time to sit down and think about why they're Republicans. Instead, they let their parents speak for their views and values and on top of that, when I asked them about certain issues like the war, they had nothing to back up their statements.

You see, it's this political brainwashing that is corrupting my peers. They don't think for themselves and instead think it's easier to believe what their parents believe. When they asked aren't my parents Democrats, I told them my father, step-mother, step-father, and all of my father's side of the family were Republicans. Only my mother's side had a left tilt, but they were mostly Independents. I didn't let my family dictate my beliefs. Instead, I took a good look at both sides and found my place with the Democratic Party.

I'm not saying they should be Democrats, I'm saying that they should look at both view points and decide where they belong, and not let anyone else make them think the same as them.

Until they think for themselves and decide which party, if any, they want to be affiliated with, I will ask another question: How does such a liberal draw so many conservative friends?

[JohnKleeb]

1. well you arent alone in being a liberal with right wing friends

:shrug: I wonder what those guys would say or do if they found out I have a copy of the Communist Manifesto.

[Orrin_73]

7. You wont be surprised if you maybe find out

that they own Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
Just a thought.

[wellst0nev0ter]

2. Replicans In Orange County?

*shocked*

*awed*

:)

[AlFrankenFan]

6. I know it's hard to believe

:evilgrin:

It's so lonely to be without other Democrats here

[rhino47]

3. My neice was repug brainwashed.

This was at her school though in the guise of a current events class.I posted about this. I think that repugs are getting in at local levels to spew their hatred and intolerence.Think about it.Isnt that what Hitler did?Start in school to mold little non-thinking mouthpieces and slowly weed out the intellects.She was taught that the war in Iraq was about getting the terrorists.She was also told that democrats are against our troops etc etc etc. The lies never end.
:kick:

[southerngirlwriter]

4. there's hope yet

I was raised by far-Right fundamentalists, and I spouted the party line growing up. I didn't really believe it, because I had never thought about it. I just said what I had to say to get approval from the adults in my life.

In college, I began to read and think about things for myself. It's sad that it took so long, but once I claimed my own mind, I was a flaming liberal pretty quickly.

Don't give up hope.

[TrogL]

5. Given how much Repugs like to control other people's lives...

many children wouldn't dream of voicing a liberal/Liberal/Democratic thought.