Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Rightist Sixth Column

I read an interesting article today that made me wonder this: Some on the right like to have sex with puppies. In fact, some have argued for the right to have sex with goats in public places. But is it fair to smear all those on the right with the same brush? I think not. I think there are those on the right who would argue that such a thing is wrong, against the laws of man and of God. And I would agree with them, fair-minded folk that they are. But I wonder why they aren't all like that? Why oh why do they tolerate those puppy-abusing perverts in their midst?

And speaking of straw men, aren't there some on the right who think we should do away with anyone not exactly like "us," those of us who are defining exactly who "us" is?

One also wonders, seriously this time, why the folks on the right are called "colorful" when they engage in name-calling. (The author of the article to which this post links refers to "Leftist retards") while those on the left who do the same thing are called shrill, or are accused of hateful speech? You'd think there would be a single standard, wouldn't you? Then again, if there were a set of rules for all of this, you'd think everyone would abide by them.

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