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= = = Are you trying to conserve dumb ideas? = = = Conservatives push their own beliefs on other people whether they want it or not. This egotistical habit of theirs is overbearing and completely ridiculous. People need to stop trying to convert my ideas into theirs because frankly I don’t care and every second they talk to me about “bettering” myself or others, I like them even less than I did before.

If you are religious, that’s wonderful. You have your own beliefs and I have mine. I don’t need to be “saved by Jesus”. I can be a good person without the unreliable promise of a place after death. I don’t need to thank God for everything good that happens in my life. I don’t need to pray to someone I don’t believe exists. I believe in evolution because of this reliable thing called “science” which actually has evidence compared to an old, book that has been lost in translation and written by some old, possibly crazy men thousands of years ago. So stop trying to “help”.

People who are strictly anti-abortion should stop talking. A child could be unwanted because of a rape. Why would someone want to see a reminder of the traumatic incident everyday and be expected to love it as much as a planned child? A teenage girl could get pregnant and not be financially, mentally, and/or emotionally prepared for the lifelong responsibility. Are they going to force a young girl to go through the agonizing pain of childbirth just to save a small mass of cells inside of her? Once that child is born are they going to help since they are pro-life? It seems that pro-lifers are pro-any life, good or bad. Just have the baby because it’s the “right” thing to do. I guess it doesn’t matter if a kid is raised by another minor who can’t even take care of him/herself or if the baby is thrown into a inadequate shelter just to be emotionally destroyed every time that child is rejected by potential parents. Their lack of empathy for others is appalling.

Sex is not a terrible thing. Conservatives need to stop shaming sexuality. It’s natural and if it is safe, non-manipulative, and consensual then there is not a problem. Also they need to stop restricting sexual education in school. It’s ridiculous that they force the school systems to teach abstinence. Maybe if we lived in a perfect(?) world it would work. It’s even more ridiculous that they don’t teach safe sex and different types of contraceptives then protest against abortions. It seems to be a stupid cycle that continues.

Also, I’m sorry that I am a realistic, pro-choice, sex-positive person. I know it’s such a shame.

**Disclaimer: I am not saying every Conservative believes any or all these ideas, these are just considered conservative ideas