{"id":13439,"date":"2010-10-31T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T02:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=13439"},"modified":"2010-10-31T19:00:46","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T02:00:46","slug":"core-beliefs-and-the-middle-of-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13439\/core-beliefs-and-the-middle-of-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Beliefs and The Middle of the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to core beliefs, it’s difficult to take someone seriously, who claims to hold a ‘middle of the road’ position. This isn’t about where you or I stand politically, spiritually, or any other way. Furthermore, I don’t much care where you are on those subjects. I hope you and I would stand together, if necessary, to defend each other’s right to our own beliefs. We’ll both be voting Tuesday, and the belief system garnering the most votes will win any given election — as it should be. <\/p>\n

Let’s limit ourselves here to core beliefs and the concept of those who insist on the middle of the road.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

For instance, I believe in the death penalty. You may not. We can cuss and discuss it over a friendly beer. But please tell me — what’s the moderate position? Where’s the middle of the road?<\/p>\n

What about rape? All you moderates out there, enlighten me. What’s your ‘middle of the road’ take on that one? I’ll wager it’s not anywhere near the middle of the road. Wonder if that makes you that dreaded of all creatures, an ideologue? <\/p>\n

Lately it seems an ideologue is defined as one who believes in gravity, and stubbornly refuses to be talked out of it. The evil bastard. But I digress. <\/p>\n

Of course, the death penalty and rape are extreme core belief examples. That said, the essence of any core belief you hold, is that it’s deeply rooted<\/strong>, and will brook no violation on your part. Virtually all sane people we know are either for or against the death penalty, and unambiguously<\/strong> against rape in any form. But what about other core beliefs?<\/p>\n

What about the Rule of Law?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What’s the moderate, middle of the road<\/em> position on that one? Surely you had the same upbringing as I, in that you were taught, in no uncertain terms, that breaking the law has consequences. Do we, as fellow Americans, believe in the rule of law, or don’t we? Are we also not in agreement that our nation was founded upon the rule of law? Do we also not believe Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to core beliefs, it’s difficult to take someone seriously, who claims to hold a ‘middle of the road’ position. This isn’t about where you or I stand politically, spiritually, or any other way. Furthermore, I don’t much care where you are on those subjects. 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