Just in case my children come back from an institution of "higher" learning in twenty years and tell me they're Democrats, let it be known to all my posterity that I am not to blame. If they return home for Christmas break and wish me "Happy Holidays," it won't because I forgot to mention the real meaning of separation of church and state. If they demand that I give them money or lodging without the fulfillment of the promise of hard work and timely repayment, it won't be because I failed to teach them self-reliance and personal responsibility. If they tell me that they've voted for liberals in the last election, it won't be because I didn't stress the importance of concepts such as limited government, fiscal responsibility, and originalist constitutional interpretation.
It will be because they have failed to use their brains.
I recently posted on facebook a video in which a state senator from Louisiana discussed why he switched from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party. In it, he cited the Democrats opposition to the civil rights movement, their support of the Jim Crow laws, their programs which are designed not to help people, but to control them and concluded with an invitation to all in the black community to join him in switching to the party of freedom. As you can see from my response below to some of my close friends, I am not shy about discussing my beliefs openly. And my friends can take the heat. They know I will debate the misguided tenants of liberalism as long as I live.
But to my children, the moral of this story is to never enter into a debate with a radical liberal thinking you're going to change his or her mind. If you're doing it to challenge yourself or hone your debate skills, fine. But know that you may just be entering into a black hole of circular logic and purposeful blindness. If this happens, it's best to remove yourself as soon as possible by changing the subject to something you both may see evenhandedly, like pop culture or television.
And children, never give in, be tactful, use emoticons and choose the RIGHT! And if you ever fail to use your brain, I will still love you.
Now THAT is unconditional love, people!
Amen. Great defense and explanation of the Republican Party. I don't know how one can disagree with this man, but then, I suppose half of the country does...
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