Hello People.
I'm 18 years old, and found this site because I needed a place to discuss politics with intelligent people of all political standpoints and opinions. My friends are really intimidated by my political views and I was terribly offending them, so I figured I would come to a place like this, where all opinions are respected (hopefully!)

I was a liberal throughout my early youth until about 6 months ago when I realized that a lot of aspects of liberalism are very contradictory in my opinion. Environmentalists "want to save the earth", yet I don't see mass suicides taking place anywhere. The ozone layer would supposedly heal itself if human beings were absent from the earth for approximately 50 years, but all I see is people with insecurities that like to comfort themselves by creating some sort of notion that they're actually making a difference. After explaining my idea that hardcore consumerism is the only way to truly and effectively bring down a government that's harming it's economic efficiency and political reputation after each drop of oil is transferred into energy, to a liberal friend of mine, she replied "how do you sleep at night?", to which I replied "in my wal-mart brand underwear, snug and comfortable".

I assume that since my opinions are neither liberal nor conservative, many people may wonder where I fit in such a restricted voting process. Well, I'll have you know, in 2008 i'm voting Republican. I believe that the only way to fuel the wonderful powerhouse that is my country, we must have war. Remember the 50's? I don't. But those of you who are old enough to remember back then, it was a time of lush self-indulgant consumerism. Thanks World War Two! I want a period like that again, so I think we should just make the war in Iraq bigger. I don't think enough Americans are dying for our country. How can I support our troops if they're all sitting around here. Go over there and fight fight fight!

Well that's about it for me. I don't think I violated any rules. I can't wait to meet all you exciting new people!

-Synthetik_kumo