Liberals!

Did I scare you? The fact is, I probably scared half the people reading this article. But that’s okay; bear with me, I’m here to help.

My fellow Americans, please remind me, what is so bad about being a “liberal”? For the past 8 years, through a reign of absolute hellfire led by President George W. Bush (Rep.), it seems that being a liberal has somehow become an even MORE reprehensible crime.

You see, I live in Florida. I’m also a Democrat. This often becomes a conflict of interest, as you can imagine. I often hear my friends, the people that I trust better than most people on this planet, ramble on about how the “lib-uh-ruls” ruined our country, and now only want the presidency back so that they can become repeat offenders. I’ve heard Barack Obama frequently and consistently be referred to as a Muslim, despite all the headlines about his batshit crazy reverend, Jeremiah Wright, that were fairly impossible to ignore. I’ve heard conspiracy theories being shouted out left and right about Obama being “one of them” and wanting to help them. There are also the obvious “no women in the office” comments about Hillary Clinton as well, and while they are terrible and embarrassing to listen to, I don’t exactly wish to see Clinton in the White House either (but it has nothing to do with her gender).

So considering all of this, plus the fact that our conservative leaders have pretty much fucked us over to the point of no return (a recession that will not be ending soon, a war with a similar fate, and maybe more still to come!), why is it not bad to be a conservative? Why are Democrats constantly berated as being “liberal hippies” while people who think George Bush is the greatest thing to ever happen to this country are allowed to spew their bullshit left and right? Why do we get trashed for accusing Fox News (correctly) of being conservative-biased, but there are Republicans who actually think Papa Bear is too liberal for their tastes who hear nothing for it?

Please, don’t get me wrong. I believe in the right to free speech, and I’m not saying these people don’t deserve to shout out their opinions. I just don’t understand why their shouts continue to drown out ours.