Here’s just a small fun sampling of what a lone conservative in a group of liberals has to endure:
Liberals have no shame. A dinner guest in our home stood up at the table, clinked his wine glass and said, “It shows how stupid the American people are, they voted for Bush twice.” He turned to me, smirking, and said, “I know you voted for him.” A biochemist who had been too busy learning liberal doctrine instead of the basic manners of being a guest.
We also had dinner with a couple who spent the evening trashing Rudy Giulliani, claiming that the former mayor of New York had nothing to do with turning the city around, even though he took office in a crime-ridden city and stepped down when it was safe. It would have happened anyhow, they said. As we said goodnight in the driveway, one said with a grin, “We like you even if you are Republicans.”
I once called up a friend before a trip down to Florida, and I told him I enjoyed driving and stopping at different places along the way, staying awhile to learn about the country outside of New York. “The red states,” he said disdainfully. “Those pickup truck people have a lot of common sense,” I said. Click. He had hung up the phone.
And that’s what it really shows: a lack of manners. Jokes are different from insults. And the more insulting, the better. Of course, these jokes are only aimed at one side—if they made fun of themselves, then it would “detract” from “the cause”.
The author raises more points:
Wouldn’t it be better for America if liberals really were liberal, and listened to other points of view? Is prayer in public places really so awful? Isn’t it possible to have legitimate concerns about the effects of gay marriage? Hasn’t Sarah Palin earned some respect for her successful fight against corruption in Alaska? Perhaps the best response to global warming is to adapt to it, rather than spending billions to fight it. Think about it.
No, because prayer in public places is seen as a threat (even though it isn’t), gay marriage has become doctrine (and opponents are immediately called homophobic and anti-gay—even if they’re gay), Sarah Palin is seen as some moose-hunting moron (even though she took on corrupt officials on both sides in Alaska), and global warming is seen as religion (and once again, opposing it means you hate the planet and all its inhabitants).
Who could possibly see this mindset as reasonable?
The same ones who couldn’t possibly crack a joke at its expense.
