Trevor at Will to Exist posted his list of the Top Ten Things People Don’t Like About Me.
I know that there are some things about me that even those who love me most hate. Without polling them, I think these are some of the things others probably hate most about me (judging by some of my ‘fan’ mail, anyway):
- I’m staunchly and judgmentally anti-drug. That includes pot. Apparently I’m a hypocrite, though, because my anti-drug stance doesn’t include alcohol or tobacco.
- I’m fiscally conservative, socially tolerant, and fiercely support strong defense, whether it be militarily at the national level, or pro-second amendment and Castle Doctrine at the personal level. I support a woman’s right to decide if and how long to remain pregnant and I fully support gay marriage, but I think welfare and government assistance programs are a waste of money and foster a class of lazy citizens.
- I drive fast and aggressive (but still use turn signals) —
stolenborrowed directly from Trevor’s list. - I’m confrontational.
- I’m not afraid to fight, and believe that every now-and-then a man needs to have his ass whipped.
- I am hardly ever politically correct. I won’t accept race, gender, age, religion, or political ideology as an excuse for stupidity. I’ll call a spade a spade every time.
- I think our tax system is little more than a wealth-redistribution scheme. Just because someone is poor, doesn’t mean that they are entitled to the wealth of those who have more.
- I’ve figured out that life is about enjoying the ride, and I live mine with oftentimes-reckless abandon.
- I unequivocally support the death penalty, and wish that it would be administered more quickly and more often.
- I’m jingoistic. As Annie put it so perfectly:
i believe in American exceptionalism. i don’t think America needs to be more humble. If my country has ever flipped anyone off in the past, that’s something i want to see more of. Look at the scoreboard. Was America “scratching its nose” with the middle finger when we saved the world from tyranny three times in one century? Like the song says, fuck yeah! Was it arrogance when our fifth president declared “hands off this hemisphere” to the superpowers of his day? Or when T.R. said “let’s build that fucking canal!” (paraphrasing). Or when Jack promised we’d walk on the moon within the decade? Sure it was. And so what?
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UPDATE: Annie’s not the only young, blonde conservative woman who’s proud to be a jingoist.
Robbie,
I’m flattered that my Top Tens are making it into your blog.
I can’t agree with your anti-drug stance. I don’t use illegal drugs myself, but I just can’t stomach giving adults a list of drugs they can use with a doctor’s permission and then having another list that has been aribitrarily decided by the government of drugs that no one can use just because.
I don’t know if most people need a regular ass kicking, but one or two early on in life are certainly a good perspective enhancer.
I think gun ownership should be controlled and limited too, but not by government, because it does a terrible job of keeping guns out of the wrong hands. All responsible adults should learn to shoot a gun, clean it, and have it ready for use at a moment’s notice.
Left by Trevor on July 26th, 2005 at 7:31 am