Thursday, April 20, 2006
Arrrgh!!!
I have kind of a love/hate relationship with Salon.com. I really enjoy reading their arts and entertainment features, their "Ask the Pilot" column, and some of their news coverage. However, they often publish things that make me mad, so I don't read the site very often. But sometimes Mark or Ryan will forward me something from there that will either make me really happy or really pissed off. And it's usually something political.
My political views are all over the place. I was raised in a really conservative (yet pretty non-religious) household. My parents were very active with the Republican party and always attended political functions and worked the polls. So growing up, I was pretty conservative as well.
When I started forming some decisions on my own, I swung towards the left, but I never really became a full-fledged liberal. I'm really lefty on some issues (gay rights, for example), but still have conservative leanings on other issues. Most of my friends are bleeding heart liberals, yet my husband and family are conservatives, so I get to hear a good mix of opinions and interpretations on a daily basis, which I find healthy and refreshing. Hearing different viewpoints really helps me to analyze my own opinions. This is why I will also listen to NPR all day long and yet read an article Victor's sent me from the National Review.
Anyway, Mark sent over this article yesterday because he got so angry over it. This time it is really too far. I know that Salon is really liberal, but this takes the cake. They put it in their "Life" section, but it seems much more like an opinion piece to me. As Victor said (and more than one person pointed out in letters to Salon), it seems like a caricature of an East Coast liberal instead of a real article. Anyway, it really made me angry. I can't stand the current administration, and I hate the way the rest of the world views us because of the actions of our leaders, but I am still proud to be American. I still get teary-eyed when I hear the National Anthem. And I will proudly listen to my kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance (many, many years in the future, when I have decided to have kids!).
Once again, far left liberals (i.e. Salon, in this case) are alienating those in the middle and are driving them toward the right. It's what lost them the election last time. If they continue down this path, they're going to lose the next one. And we may be stuck with another ultra-religious, ultra-conservative, anti-science administration. I would really prefer a different scenario.
I have kind of a love/hate relationship with Salon.com. I really enjoy reading their arts and entertainment features, their "Ask the Pilot" column, and some of their news coverage. However, they often publish things that make me mad, so I don't read the site very often. But sometimes Mark or Ryan will forward me something from there that will either make me really happy or really pissed off. And it's usually something political.
My political views are all over the place. I was raised in a really conservative (yet pretty non-religious) household. My parents were very active with the Republican party and always attended political functions and worked the polls. So growing up, I was pretty conservative as well.
When I started forming some decisions on my own, I swung towards the left, but I never really became a full-fledged liberal. I'm really lefty on some issues (gay rights, for example), but still have conservative leanings on other issues. Most of my friends are bleeding heart liberals, yet my husband and family are conservatives, so I get to hear a good mix of opinions and interpretations on a daily basis, which I find healthy and refreshing. Hearing different viewpoints really helps me to analyze my own opinions. This is why I will also listen to NPR all day long and yet read an article Victor's sent me from the National Review.
Anyway, Mark sent over this article yesterday because he got so angry over it. This time it is really too far. I know that Salon is really liberal, but this takes the cake. They put it in their "Life" section, but it seems much more like an opinion piece to me. As Victor said (and more than one person pointed out in letters to Salon), it seems like a caricature of an East Coast liberal instead of a real article. Anyway, it really made me angry. I can't stand the current administration, and I hate the way the rest of the world views us because of the actions of our leaders, but I am still proud to be American. I still get teary-eyed when I hear the National Anthem. And I will proudly listen to my kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance (many, many years in the future, when I have decided to have kids!).
Once again, far left liberals (i.e. Salon, in this case) are alienating those in the middle and are driving them toward the right. It's what lost them the election last time. If they continue down this path, they're going to lose the next one. And we may be stuck with another ultra-religious, ultra-conservative, anti-science administration. I would really prefer a different scenario.
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