I know, I know, I've already done my share of Xian-bashing in AntiChrist Superstar, but I have some more bone picking to do. At first I was going to sit here and rip fundamentalism apart, but I'd like a little bit of a challenge. Actually, to be perfectly honest, I'm getting tired of it. I mean, these people are just so... so... (blindstupidparanoidpathetic) unreal! I think I'm wasting my time trying to explain reason to them. They are just so scared of thinking, they can't even consider taking off their self-imposed blindfolds of ignorance just for a minute so that they could reveal to themselves the truth of their pitiful hatred.
I'm really split on these fundies. Part of me just wants to laugh at their ignorance, ignore their silly paranoia, and just let them stay repressed and full of fear and hate. But the other part of me keeps screaming that these people are dangerous, that their fear, hate, and paranoia should raise the same emotions in me so that I can help stop their propaganda.
I mean, they really do scare me at times. They seem so utterly convinced of their righteousness, so blind in their faith, so hateful and violent. And they always seem to be trying to take over. Well, not here in Canada, but in the States the Religious Right and the Christian Coalition have quite a bit of power. I don't know about you, but I happen to like my freedom. Every time I think about fundamentalists I can't help but compare them to Hitler and the Nazis. I really really don't want another holocaust to go down...
So am I the one getting paranoid? For every brainwashed fundie, I find another intelligent skeptic that helps me calm my nerves. And really, there have to be more people in the world who are going to think for themselves and who will live without the pressures of a jealous, vengeful, war god. We'd better hope so.
Now don't get me wrong, if fundamentalists want to live in all that hate, good for them. It's too bad they'll never know their self-freedom. I just want them to stop encouraging all their hate crimes, this is not THEIR country, it belongs to all it's many different citizens. I also want them to stop forcing their propaganda on a country that should revel in it's freedom and diversity. I'd also like for them to open their eyes and acknowlege that they're wrong, but that would mean that they'd have to become intelligent, reasoning, thinking, questioning people, and then they wouldn't be fundamentalists anymore, now would they!
To conclude, the bible is just a collection of stories. These stories paint a very vivid picture of the misogynic, fearful, bloodythirsty culture that prevailed a few thousand years ago. I'd rather stay away from such a horrible way of life, thanks. I also encourage anyone and everyone to excise their freedom of speech, thought, and life. To quote Braveheart, "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom." Cheesy, yes, but a sentiment that I hold very dear. I remain,
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