It's past time to end the "pony envy"

[The Straight Story]

77. Ya know, I agree

Why not put aside some differences, realize that WE here are not the bad guys - whether it be x/y/or z - and focus on keeping/getting those in power who will reflect our desires for all of us to have freedoms we all love?

I can't have an abortion, but for those who can I want them to have the freedom to. I don't own a gun, but I respect the rights of my fellow dems to own one. I am not gay and don't have to worry about gay marriage and such. There are a lot of things that don't directly affect me but I stand for.

And it all pretty much boils down to...freedom to choose. Something I have harped on for years - whether it is free to choose what bar to go to (and smoke/not smoke in) to abortion, to gay marriage, to owning a gun, etc I am on the side of people having choices and not having a bunch of old white dudes in suits removing those choices for religious or other reasons.

Freedom is something I am big on, social justice, keeping corporations in check, electing democrats, etc - just seems of late we are fighting more with each other over what freedoms to remove and how we don't like the choices others in the big tent make and the core ideals are getting lost.


Choice - it is something we say we hold dear and believe in - yet so many seem to want to remove it when it comes to an issue they don't care about. That, to me, is not what our party should be about.