Its hard out here for a conservative

Racist. Bigot. Neo-con. These are just a few of the hateful ways that people describe people of my belief. No, I am not a Nazi. I am simply a conservative person. I happen to love America and believe that it is the greatest country in the world. I happen to love capitalism. I want a strong military to defend our nation. I believe in peace through strength not strength through peace. I am hurt, saddened, and deeply troubled by how people view me. In today's political climate it can be hard to be conservative. People automatically assume the worse about you. Like most problems I blame ignorance for these feelings. People are simply not basing their opinions on fact. Stupid cliches decide how people feel. For example, if you are against affirmative action you are racist. That is a common belief. Nothing could be further from the truth. Affirmative action is discrimination at its best. Deciding who should get a job should be based solely on qualifications and nothing else. It should not matter if you are black, white, male, female, fat, thin, old or young. You should simply consider the candidate for what he or she has done. If you support the war in Iraq you might as well hide in a bunker. People do not understand that success in Iraq is vital to success in the war on terror. If we leave Iraq and show that we have no resolve, the enemy will notice. I can appreciate the fact that Liberals are against war. Everyone should be against war. However, where they falter is that war is necessary. Instead of waiting for the enemy to attack us, we are bringing the fight to them. Instead of making deals with countries such as North Korea (thank you Mr. Clinton) we are making them meet our demands. Conservatives simply know how the world really is. Sometimes you gotta fight to do what has to be done. Just because I support the war does not mean that I enjoy war. I simply know what has to be done. So, stop saying that I am a neo-con bastard who enjoys seeing people suffer. Take another issue such as global warming. If you even causally question that it is a "scientific fact" people will say you hate the Earth. Oh yeah, I hate the planet that sustains human life. There is no proof that global warming is man caused. In fact, a huge number of scientists question the validity of Al Gore's love child. In fact, many say that the Earth goes through natural weather patterns and has been since the beginning of time. Maybe God knew what he was doing when he created the Earth and we are going to be okay. But that would mean that I believe in God. And don't even get the liberals started on that....