LEGGO MY EGGO!!!

One thing that has always bothered me about people on the left is their need to feel superior to everyone else by making you either feel guilty about things you like or simply by trying to outlaw anything you like. It's not that their intentions aren't good it's that they feel the need to force their opinions on everyone else whether you agree with them or not. And if you don't agree they simply try and make the laws change to force you to.

There are tons of examples of this. Maybe you recall when they harped on and on about the fact that plastic bags were harmful to the ecological system of the world and should be banned. They wanted people to use only clothe bags that they would use over and over again. The end result was several deaths and illnesses due to the fact that leakage in those same cloth bags resulted in food poisoning. They ended up getting rid of their plastic bag law. As I said, the intention is good but they never seem to look long term or find out what could happen before jumping headfirst into the issue.

I just read where another left leaning person was upset with Bubba Watson. He just won the Masters Golf tournament and apparently that night around midnight took his family to Waffle House to celebrate. He loves the place and eats there often. Whoever this lady was thought he was setting a terrible example for his kids and the rest of the country by eating at Waffle House. In her mind the food there must be something that should be avoided at all costs. She thinks it contributes to the obesity problem faced in this country. My question is who the hell cares what she thinks? It's his family, his body and his choice of where he wants to eat. What makes her think she should be the final say so on this issue?

The same happened when everyone went crazy and tried to stop people from eating at Chik-fil-a. Because the owners donated THEIR money to anti-gay marriage causes, gay groups were outraged and thought the entire chain should be picketed. Because someone had the audacity to disagree with them they wanted to do financial harm to this company. It was a case of trying to silence someone who disagreed. Saner minds prevailed and the same day they were to be boycotted Chik-fil-a had one of their biggest sales days ever. It seems that the American people didn't like a small group trying to force their beliefs on them, trying to hurt someone for simply having an opinion of their own. They flocked to the restaurants across the country even causing some of them to run out of food to sell. In retaliation for people showing Chik-fil-a support, the gay community staged a protest that would do just the opposite and bring gays into the chain stores to show support for gay marriage. Few people showed and it was a joke on them. Here's the clincher. If you so much as make a point of this issue you're considered a homophobe. The last line of defense is to accuse you of being something you're not. Ah well.

Ex-New York Mayor Bloomberg decided that it was wrong for people to drink so much soda when they went to the movies so he forced a ban on 16 oz. sodas. Sure you could buy two 8 oz. sodas if you like but no, not that dreaded 16 0oz. one. Apparently Bloomberg didn't think you were smart enough to decide what you should or shouldn't have, so he forced you to be unable to buy that 16 oz. drink. The battle is still in court. Aren't you glad (if you live in NY) that tax dollars are being spent to force people to stop drinking Big Gulps? I can't think of anything else that money should be spent on.

How about smoking? They say it's bad for you and I won't argue the point. I'm not someone who enjoys being around someone blowing smoke my direction. The thing is watching the steps taken since this anti-smoking campaign began. First it was warnings on cigarette packages. Then it was trying to get people into corralled areas like cattle where they could smoke. Next were smoke free zones. That switched to smoke free buildings. Then we had no smoking in restaurants. That went on to no smoking in bars. Seriously, no smoking in a bar? I mean you can get plastered past the point of being able to walk a straight line but damn it you can't smoke while doing so! Now people are suing others because they might smell smoke in their house if they live next door to someone who smokes. Are you for real?

All of these issues have one common thread. It always starts with someone thinking that they are the final arbiters to determine what is good for YOU. Not for just themselves but for everyone else as well. They're the ones who think they know what's best so THEY will determine for YOU what you can and can not have or can and can not do. THEY know better than you.

Three great examples of how THEY don't know squat. Remember the alar scare? A group claimed that alar, a pesticide used on apples, caused cancer and tried to get it banned. They even had Meryl Streep (an expert in the field if there ever was one) go before Congress to try and get it banned. The only problem was that no study ever proved their allegations. It didn't cause cancer.

Remember when we were all told that we needed to increase the amount of bran we ingested? It was supposed to be good for us and make us healthier. For about three months everyone began eating oatmeal and making bran muffins. Then all of a sudden a study came out that said oops we made a mistake, eating bran in large quantities does nothing.

Lastly think WAY back to when they decided to force people to stop using DDT. Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring" in 1958 and it became the guidebook for environmentalists around the world. What most will not admit to or acknowledge is the fact that there is little to no scientific evidence in anything Carson states in her book, relying on personal anecdotes instead. That's a calling card for left leaning folks. Forget the facts and consider only emotions. The main claims of Carson, that it caused cancer, that it threatened birds, that it threatened the oceans, have all been proven false. On top of that since DDT was banned by so many countries where it could have been used to halt the number of deaths from malaria, millions have died from that disease that was all but wiped out prior to it's being banned. Like I said, if you feel good about making people stop using or doing something you don't like, that's all that matters.

Wouldn't it be nice if folks that had opinions on things just kept those opinions to themselves rather than try and force THEIR opinions on others? And I don't just mean in conversation (which is fine) but in pressing for laws and the like? Wouldn't it be nice if Bubba Watson could enjoy a nice waffle or grilled cheese sandwich or steaming hot cup of coffee without some do-gooder telling him he's a terrible person? Maybe I'm the only one but if I were Watson I think I would have to smile, look that person straight in the eye and tell them to have a nice cup of shut the hell up with a side order of kiss my behind. Then again that's just my opinion. If I were like the rest you'd all find a law forcing you to enjoy that suggested meal for breakfast daily.