Will a Giuliani nomination and victory bring the pro-choice Republicans out of the closet?

22 July 2007 at 11:23 am | In Abortion, College Republicans, Philosophy, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, pro-choice republican | Leave a Comment

This is a question I have been asking myself recently. From my perspective, I have always found a good number of Republicans who are probably pro-choice, but just pander to the pro-life crowd for political reasons. I am not much of a panderer usually, but I used to play nice to the pro-life cause even though my position on the issue is complex to say the least. Once I freed myself of my College Republicans obligations, I more or less thought out my views on the subject and realized I am more or less pro-choice even though I think the practice is a sign of lacking responsibility for ones actions.

Will a Giuliani nomination and victory lead to more pro-choice Republicans appearing all of a sudden? Probably for two reasons: First, those who have pandered to the pro-life cause because the belief its essential to victory will be liberated from that mentality. Instead they will be honest about their beliefs and advocate the position they support.

Second, more people who are more or less in favor of the Republican economic agenda, but against the social agenda, will start supporting Republicans more vocally. I know a lot of younger people fall into this category. We might be socially moderate (my case) or socially liberal (one of my closest friend’s case), but we agree with the Republican economic agenda because it appeals to our upper income or future upper income lifestyle more than the Democratic nanny state model.

A Giuliani victory would reconfigure the political balance in this nation from a cultural divide to a more economic divide as his staunch free market policies will appeal to the upper and middle classes.

Why Ryan quit politics… for the last time…

25 June 2007 at 12:49 am | In College Republicans | Leave a Comment

I have finally got sick of people asking me why I quit politics four months ago, so I figured I better give my reasons for getting out of the political world (other than talking about it).

1) The people I interacted with in politics seemed to be the worst of the worst in society. The vast majority seemed to have any ethics no matter what they believed. Those few people who had ethics were usually attacked for being too naive or not trustworthy because they refused to play the buddy politics game.

2) The level of intelligence found among most of these people was less than impressive to say the least. Stupidity reigned.

3) Few actually thought out the ideas they preached. Most were more or less automated sound bite machines without any intellectual substance behind their beliefs.

4) The practical consequences of actions were never considered. Pure ideology was exposed by too many people for me. I have standards, but I use practical means to pursue them.

5) The morality of most of these people could be classified as suspect. I am not an opposing person morally, but I think you should control yourself in a respectable manner.

6) I never felt like my contribution was appreciated. I have to feel appreciated or I do not see the reason for doing something.

7) There was no tolerance for anyone who differed with them on a few issues. If you did not support protectionism and the government telling everyone what to do, you were a communist, atheist, and/or faggot.

8) The people involved thought they were more important than they actually are.

9) The maturity level of some of these people is suspect at best. The three year old girl my mother used to watch has more maturity than some of the people I interacted with.

Now these aren’t my only reasons, and if anyone wants to know more about one or more, just AIM me or send a Facebook message.

Ryan leaves politics for the most part…

2 April 2007 at 11:00 am | In College Republicans, Cultural Decay, Politics | Leave a Comment

I am happy to say my involvement in politics has come to an end as I have decided to focus on more important things in my mind. 

More or less my decision has been fueled by the disgusting nature of humanity I have seen over the last several months. Dealing with too many incompetent and morally bankrupt people has driven me to leave this venture where I cannot control the variables easily without compromising some basic standards.

While I am generally pragmatist, there is a point where base standards must be observed. Youth politics has exposed me to more individuals who will violate base standards more than any other sphere I have experienced.

The halls of youth politics are filled with individuals who exhibit the lowest levels of human nature on a daily basis and at best can be described as petty poorly raised incompetent spoiled brats who are convinced of their self-importance.

Blog at WordPress.com. | Theme: Pool by Borja Fernandez.
Entries and comments feeds.