Compromise?

When I first started this blog, a close friend of mine pointed out something that was in no way a secret to me, but it really got me thinking. I can't remember the exact terms, and I'm too lazy to go back to the commetn threads and look it up, but he mentioned that my blog, and myself in general, are too combative. Me? Combative, competitive, picking fights? Never! But all joking aside, his comments got me thinking about why I am, along with many conservatives, so defensive and battle-oreiented when it comes to politics.

Let me get straight to the point. We don't trust liberals. It's a very simple, maybe overly simple statement. I can't think of any examples of when liberal thinkers conceded a point to conservatives. Right-wingers are constantly coming out in favor of global warming legislation, or "admitting" that overturning Roe v. Wade would bring American girls to the alley-ways for coat-hanger abortions, or that marriage is a right that ought to be offered to gays and lesbians, or that citizenship ought to be offered to anyone living in America, or that people and companies out to be limited in how much they give to political campaigns, or that universal health care would solve a lot of problems. Sometime soon I will edit this post and put names of republicans next to each of these concessions.

But when was the last time you saw a pro-life Democrat? When was the last time a liberal admitted that global warming is a guess, at best? Never. The constant pressure in today's society is not to move toward traditional values but toward "open-mindedness" and "tolerance," and to admit everyone and everything into the mainstream of our culture.

That is why it's a fight and that is why we are in battle, not in discussion. The left is only open-minded and tolerant toward ideas that battle the mainstream, and they are increasingly hostile to those of use that believe that some mainstream ideas are good. They have offered no olive branch that I can see, and I have no reason to believe that if I stop fighting and start discussing then my opinions will be respected. For example, let's say we "compromise" on abortion, and we agree that keeping aboriton on the table makes the practice safer. Now what? We've given an inch to the left, but what have we done to actually prevent abortion or promote the idea that it is a last resort in extreme cases? Nothing. They will take the compromise and let it settle in until it is the mainstream, then take another inch. Next thing you know, abortion is no longer a terrible thing, but a right women have to get them out of tough situations. Next thing you know, homosexuality is no longer a sinful practice, but just as normal as chewing gum or writing an email. That is the true goal of liberalism - that everything and everyone is welcome into the mainstream of our society, and that every practice is acceptable.

The left has never done anything to defend the true values that this country was built on, and I have no reason to believe that they have any interest in starting soon.

I know that if I ever run for office then someone will dig up this post and wave it around, but oh well.