I'm am writing this thread in order to embrace my fellow ATS'ers on ALL SIDES of the political spectrum who, in their hearts, have the interests of freedom and individual sovereignty in mind.

We all keep arguing over left and right, yada, yada and many of us are getting just absolutely SICK of it.

The only thing that people on both sides of the spectrum have in common is the fact that they are being duped.

On the left you have people being promised a better tomorrow free of hate and full of love. One that will see human beings living in perfect harmony with nature.

But your going to have to support laws that will tell people what they can and cannot say, that the government will get to decide what is acceptable speech and what is not. And that the Earth's beauty will return tomorrow, your just going to have to pay for it, literally. And people will stop killing each other once we take away all the guns. Problem solved.

On the right you have people being promised that your government will protect you from heathens and nuclear bombs. That you won't ever have to worry for your freedom to worship whichever god you chose because they make sure that evil is eradicated by the spread of democracy throughout the world, whether it's wanted or not.

But in return for that security, you have to give up your right to guns, protest, and freedom of travel. That it's okay to hold a fellow citizen indefinitely without providing evidence of the charges against them-- if there's even charges brought up and we'll make sure to terrorize the hell out of them to get information they may or may not have, because they deserve it, they terrorized us. We have the proof. we just can't show you for national security reason.

So while everyone is at odds with each others ideologies, I see that both sides are just being duped into blindly supporting "their" side.

What I have seen is that these people believe what they are being told at face value because their fear has gotten in the way. That they believe there is a right and left side to things because the other side wants nothing more that to rule the world with their crazy, repressive agendas. But neither side sees that the other just wants to live in a world free from fear, suffering, pain, oppression and greed. But they both want unadulterated freedom so long as their freedom is not infringed upon.

And the only real difference is that they both fear different things and the elite have found out that there only two buttons that can be pushed that will increase fear and depending on which one you push and when, you can get entire flocks to follow you through every single endeavor for the advancement of complete control of the masses in order to gain unbridled power along with extreme riches.

What I'm saying is that, while I might disagree with what some of you support, I realize that you have my best interests at heart. But my problem comes from the fact that your fear has gotten in the way of being able to see behind the curtain adorned with bright lights, puppy dogs, and butterflies and see what's behind it. The few enslaving the many and the darkness that ensues followed by suffering and poverty.

We are ALL afraid, but don't let that fear cloud your logical and analytical mind. Because it may doom us all.

edit: Mods I may have put this in the wrong forum. You can move it.

[edit on 30-6-2009 by nunya13]

I might be misunderstanding your post, so I'm asking questions

On the right you have people being promised that your government will protect you from heathens and nuclear bombs. That you won't ever have to worry for your freedom to worship whichever god you chose because they make sure that evil is eradicated by the spread of democracy throughout the world, whether it's wanted or not.

But in return for that security, you have to give up your right to guns, protest, and freedom of travel. That it's okay to hold a fellow citizen indefinitely without providing evidence of the charges against them-- if there's even charges brought up and we'll make sure to terrorize the hell out of them to get information they may or may not have, because they deserve it, they terrorized us

Are you saying that the right wants you to give up your guns, freedom of speech/protest, and travel?

I kinda think that you put those two paragraphs together and didn't mean to imply linking them. The right, especially true conservatives, aren't in favor of yielding any of their Constitutional rights. Conservatives want less government.

Overall, I feel your thread is about unity for the common good. Not to the point of dipping into communism, just clearing the way for people to do the right thing for each other. Partisanship has been wrecking the functionality of the U.S. for some time, IMO.

Anyway, perhaps you can clarify. Good thread.

I somewhat agree. One side says You will give us your freedom for your own good.
The other side says We will take your freedom for your own good. Tough choice.

What!
You're not happy with your last two presidents? For eight years you get stuck with the draft dodging, retard that Jesus would most like to drink beer with, and now you got the your man Peter Pan.

You people really should try just a little harder...

[edit on 30-6-2009 by wyleecoyote]