Friday, January 2, 2009

Of Liberals and Conservatives

It amazes me how I can read a blog post or article and see one point oh, so clearly. And a liberal can read the same article and see something oh, so different.

I read a liberal’s blog post about how police officials turn a blind eye to the sex slaves in San Diego, thereby giving their tacit approval, because they won’t raid the encampments.

Yet, I read the same inflammatory post, based on an unlinked article, and what I “see” is that the San Diego Police would be accused of racism, xenophobia and “racial profiling” if they raided those same encampments, displacing those poor, suffering migrant workers.

What is it about a report of a brutal and horrific rape of a lesbian in San Francisco that leads a liberal to label it a hate crime against a sexual orientation, and yet I see so clearly the violence resulting from an illegal immigration policy which has run amok?

And I think my husband and I were the only ones on the 10 Freeway who saw the irony of a liberal’s car bumper, which included: “It’s never okay to hit a child” and “Keep Abortion Legal.”

When I compare the logic patterns of liberals and conservatives, I am so glad I fall in the latter category.
Yes, when it comes to liberals and conservatives, I find that logic and compassion are always on my side.