I don't lose my cool very often, but I have to say, I'm getting a little fed up with the Republican Party's attempt to turn reality over on its head. I'm sorry, but it can't be done. No matter how hard one tries to prove otherwise, 2 + 2 = 4, gravity exists, the Holocaust happened, and the sky is blue (well, unless you're in central Ohio in the spring).
The amazing thing about politics today is that our two-party system no longer features a liberal and a conservative party. It features a somewhat and a batsh*t crazy party. The Democrat Party isn't even liberal in some areas, yet they're viewed as such due to how starkly different they are from the Republican Party. They tend to embrace science. That's not "liberal" nor "conservative;" that's simply logical. They tend to embrace studies, fact-checkers, and critical thinking. Once again, that isn't a "liberal" nor a "conservative" philosophy; that's common sense. It seems that, anymore, while most self-described liberals arrived at their opinions by researching issues before arriving at a conclusion, most self-described conservatives arrived at their opinions before completing any research and then proceed to ignore consistent research which runs contrary to said opinions.
Consistent research shows that global warming is actually a thing. Consistent research shows that voter fraud is anything but rampant. Consistent research shows that, because of Planned Parenthood, there are fewer unwanted pregnancies, and with that, fewer abortions. Consistent research shows that stricter nationwide gun laws results in fewer gun deaths. Consistent research shows that children are in no way hindered when adopted by gay parents. Consistent research shows medical marijuana to be beneficial when it comes to easing pain. Consistent research shows the death penalty to be more costly than life in prison without parole and to not be a crime deterrent. Consistent research shows blacks to be significantly more likely to be shot and killed while unarmed by cops than whites. Consistent research shows that countries with higher taxes (especially on the wealthiest) are more healthy (on multiple fronts) and happy than most.
Not only does the Republican Party have a serious problem when it comes to scientific findings, they also have a major problem when it comes to unrevised history. To which they have disputed, slavery was not a good thing; Barack Obama was not born in Kenya; the Founders did not declare this a "Christian" nation; Jesus was not white, nor was he born on Christmas; the Clintons did not kill Vince Foster; Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction; and the Republican Party today is not the same as it was when Lyndon Johnson passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
I'm sorry to upset anyone, but the truth isn't necessarily what we want it to be. We can't mold the truth to fit our belief system. It's not humanly possible to utter an opinion, snap our fingers, and for that opinion to become true. Reality doesn't work like that. It's perfectly acceptable, even healthy, for people to have differing opinions. However, it's literally impossible for people to have differing facts to help support those opinions, and that's where we are today with our two-party political system. While one side cites consistent research, the other cites debunked conspiracy theories, and no matter how much the Republican Party wants those debunked conspiracy theories to be factual, they can't overturn the truth.
The amazing thing about politics today is that our two-party system no longer features a liberal and a conservative party. It features a somewhat and a batsh*t crazy party. The Democrat Party isn't even liberal in some areas, yet they're viewed as such due to how starkly different they are from the Republican Party. They tend to embrace science. That's not "liberal" nor "conservative;" that's simply logical. They tend to embrace studies, fact-checkers, and critical thinking. Once again, that isn't a "liberal" nor a "conservative" philosophy; that's common sense. It seems that, anymore, while most self-described liberals arrived at their opinions by researching issues before arriving at a conclusion, most self-described conservatives arrived at their opinions before completing any research and then proceed to ignore consistent research which runs contrary to said opinions.
Consistent research shows that global warming is actually a thing. Consistent research shows that voter fraud is anything but rampant. Consistent research shows that, because of Planned Parenthood, there are fewer unwanted pregnancies, and with that, fewer abortions. Consistent research shows that stricter nationwide gun laws results in fewer gun deaths. Consistent research shows that children are in no way hindered when adopted by gay parents. Consistent research shows medical marijuana to be beneficial when it comes to easing pain. Consistent research shows the death penalty to be more costly than life in prison without parole and to not be a crime deterrent. Consistent research shows blacks to be significantly more likely to be shot and killed while unarmed by cops than whites. Consistent research shows that countries with higher taxes (especially on the wealthiest) are more healthy (on multiple fronts) and happy than most.
Not only does the Republican Party have a serious problem when it comes to scientific findings, they also have a major problem when it comes to unrevised history. To which they have disputed, slavery was not a good thing; Barack Obama was not born in Kenya; the Founders did not declare this a "Christian" nation; Jesus was not white, nor was he born on Christmas; the Clintons did not kill Vince Foster; Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction; and the Republican Party today is not the same as it was when Lyndon Johnson passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
I'm sorry to upset anyone, but the truth isn't necessarily what we want it to be. We can't mold the truth to fit our belief system. It's not humanly possible to utter an opinion, snap our fingers, and for that opinion to become true. Reality doesn't work like that. It's perfectly acceptable, even healthy, for people to have differing opinions. However, it's literally impossible for people to have differing facts to help support those opinions, and that's where we are today with our two-party political system. While one side cites consistent research, the other cites debunked conspiracy theories, and no matter how much the Republican Party wants those debunked conspiracy theories to be factual, they can't overturn the truth.
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