We need more than two political parties in the U.S.A. As it is now we really have a moderate party and a conservative party. There is a part of the Republican Party, the Tea Party, who want to move even further to the right. We definitely need a strong Socialist Party. There was a rather strong socialist party in the early Twentieth Century. I considered myself a socialist when I was in college, and I that is what I consider myself again. Socialism has a bad reputation in this country, but that is reputation built on emotion instead of fact. The political in this country is corrupt and is in need of major overhauls. Until there are major change in the political landscape in the U.S.A. I will be one of the voices calling for peaceful revolution.
Christians who are closed minded are adding to the pull I feel towards atheism. Too many so-called Christians are spouting hate-filled speech. They want everybody to believe as they do. They act the same way towards other Christians who do not accept their own brand of Christianity. There are other reasons for my move away from main-stream Christianity. This is not a move that I will make quickly.
On a completely different note. I remember when "Tommy," the film version of The Who's rock opera came out in 1975. I bought the soundtrack before I saw the movie. I was 16 at the time. One short song stuck out for me at the time. It was "Fiddling About" sung by Uncle Ernie. It was about molestation, but at the time I wanted to have a man "fiddle about" with me. I did not think of it as a bad thing but as something that would be enjoyable. Now I know how much fun it can be between two consenting men.
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