So I’m over on Facebook and one of my liberal FB friends (who goes to Columbia -ooooooooooof course) posts up a story about all the tea parties going on across the nation – you know, those “petty” protests of concerned voters standing up for the fiscal responsibility they think their government officials should exercise with their OWN money. Keep in mind these were protests where most people were dressed up in suits, had properly bathed, and went back to work afterwards.

Anyboohoo, here’s what my friend had to say about it…

These guys are adorable, it’s funny seeing the right-wing become the “dirty hippies” of America. “Get a job!!!” (Heh, I always wanted to say that.)

Good fucking night – what is it with this perceived right to arrogance that so many liberals exude. As if by being considered “progressive” is an automatic distinction to be higher up than other citizens who are technically defined as equal according to the Constitution. Oh, I forgot being progressive means opposing the Constitution – Oooops!

Yes, you can believe you are right and we are wrong (even though you’re wrong in that notion – heh) but to presume an authoritative ego of being better while belittling conservatives in their efforts to voice their concerns is only setting yourself up for the day humpty dumpty gets knocked off of the wall. And then where will you be – graveling for conservatives to be considerate???  Oh, and just to put the cherry on the sundae, let’s have a walk down memory lane about what a “progressive” protest looks like, shall we. (via Liberalities) Because you know, when a liberal protests it’s that he is “fighting” for freedom (to really tread on other freedoms) and not just seen as adorable in a condescending way.

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No, my dear frenemy, what’s funny is that it’s okay for you all to have careers as “professional” students for life while the rest of go out there and produce capital for a living in Corporate America. Most of us don’t depend on the government for a grant paycheck.  Honestly, I should be demanding a productivity reports from all my friends in academia from now on since technically we greedy, evil corporate cogs are producing the tax revenue that pays for their academia gigs. From now on it’s happy hour cocktails with a peer review.

But the point about this (I swear I have one!) is how interesting (or quite possibly sad) it is that the new “radical” in this country is now someone who is speaking out in favor of MORE responsibility and MORE boundaries for abused freedoms. Before being radical was about getting the freedom of choice to be irresponsible. Now it’s like our society has overly misbehaved with the freedoms bestowed upon them so the opposition is to reel back in the crazy & wild antics of those who are abusing the freedoms of opportunity.  What has society come to when the responsible are now ubiquitously standing up against picking up the slack for the coattail-riding slackers???

Ummmm…..Just sayin’.

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