OPINION – A few points…

1.       I begrudge no one for having more money than I do

2.       Freedom is rare in human history and is worth dying for

3.       Political correctness restricts free speech

4.       You do not have a right never to be offended

5.       True capitalism requires high morals

6.       Crony capitalism is not capitalism

7.       People have a right to defend themselves with all necessary force

8.       The second amendment applies to individuals

9.       Gun laws are written by bureaucrats that know nothing about firearms

10.   Gun control laws take guns from law abiding citizens

11.   The best way to be safe with firearms is to know how to use them

12.   Being an eighteenth century constitutional republic is not a disadvantage

13.   Radical Islam must be destroyed

14.   Environmentalism would not exist without industry

15.   Without industry people would be too hungry to care about the environment

16.   American Indians were not totally enlightened and peaceful

17.   There will always be belligerent powers that will only respect physical force

18.   Slavery would have died without government support

19.   The government should not force people to choose consumer items

20.   Occupy Wall Street is not grassroots

21.   Blocking ports and businesses achieves nothing

22.   The Arab spring will create instability in the region

23.   Israel has a right to exist

24.   There is no occupied Palestine

25.   Saying that those lands belong first and foremost to Muslims ignores history

26.   The crusades were a reaction to continued assaults from the east, this is often overlooked

27.   Obama did not “get” bin Laden, US Navy SEALs did

28.   The use of millionaire and billionaire interchangeably is misguided (and bad math)

29.   Class warfare does nothing but divide the nation

30.   If displaying religious beliefs is offensive so is repressing them

31.   The UN is wasting valuable New York real estate

32.   Unemployment insurance does not create jobs

33.   Being disgruntled does not justify terrorism or any acts of violence

34.   The mere existence of nuclear armaments has saved countless lives

35.   A private organization should have full control of who they do or do not serve

36.   Unions did not create the middle class, industrial advances did

37.   Moderation is the first step to losing elections

38.   Homeowners associations continue to show themselves as little tyrannies

*The order does not matter, I am not listing them in terms of importance.

Purpose

With the new technologies of our time it has become so easy for one to open their opinions to the rest of the world. Should you listen to mine? I will let you decide that. Right now I am just a college student with enough free time to start a blog and a mix of opinions and hobbies that some may find interesting.  We are in interesting time in history, new technologies, massive debts, and rising political movements are defining our world. It disturbs me greatly when I see political leaders or social movements damning the technologies and freedoms that have given us the greatest amount of prosperity and highest standard of living in history. Our problems will not be solved by politics, the root of many of our issues come down to core beliefs and concepts of how the world works. Many of the posts on this blog will focus on the political issues and ideologies that are shaping the world. There are already a massive amount of opinions out there but if you find this blog to be worthwhile all I ask for is your time.

-MES