The Pursuit of Control

For years now Conservatives have been shamed into hiding their beliefs, into not speaking out against the asinine political correctness that the ignorant hide behind. We’ve been scorned for expressing our beliefs in religion, our support of a strong military and many other principles that, when this country was founded, were central ideals that helped establish the foundation on which this Republic was built.

Today if you believe we should protect our borders and enforce immigration laws you are labeled a racist and deemed to be heartless. The media finds the most heart-wrenching story they can involving a family that came into the United States illegally, completely ignoring that unsecured borders threaten the security of the citizens of United States and illegal immigration is a devastating drain on the economy.

If you question the progressive agenda of entitlements and redistribution of wealth you are selfish, unfair and probably, again, racist. If you don’t want big government taking over the healthcare in the United States you are, in effect, killing the uninsured. You’re labeled an extremist, a conspiracy theorist and ignorant if you think the government handling our healthcare is, at best, overstepping their bounds, and, at worst, acting unconstitutionally. Forget the fact that entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security have nearly $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities, this program will be different they say.

If you choose to watch certain television stations that don’t chant the big government mantra you’re a tea bagger, closed-minded, a hate-monger, and, you guessed it, a racist.

If you believe life begins at conception then all of a sudden you are infringing on a woman’s freedoms. Isn’t that ironic. If you believe marriage is a sacred bond between one man and one woman, blessed by God, you’re mean-spirited and out of touch.

In today’s society moderate is the word of choice. You’re led to believe that the only Republican that can win an election is one in name only. One that walks the line of indecision, a place more closely associated with the self-preservation of the politician than with the values and principles of the Conservative.

If Conservatives continue to stand pat and allow the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and even Barack Obama to blame every day issues on race, religion, social class, gender or sexual orientation, Conservatism will continue to suffer. Until, as a whole, we begin to stand for independence, self-reliance, responsibility and hard work, Conservatism will suffer. True equality is not caring what color the skin of a person is. Real justice is living our lives free of the fears of being labeled a racist or a bigot because we reject the notion that anyone is owed anything more than life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Conservatism isn’t about hate. Conservatism isn’t about racism, slavery or bigotry. Conservatism is about the love of God, family and freedom, and if that isn’t politically correct, I don’t know what is.

Tags: Conservative, Democrat, Liberal, Liberty, Political Correctness, Republican

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