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Just Because by Jeff Jackson (12/23/02)
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Just because I don't agree with Affirmative Action does not make me a racist.
Just because I don't agree with a particular environmental regulation does not make me anti environment or someone who wants to poison our children.
Just because I believe that a fetus is a child entitled to protection does not make me anti woman.
Just because I don't believe in taxation and subsequent redistribution of wealth does not make me anti poor people.
Just because I believe in having a prepared military and a strong national defense does not make me a warmonger.
Just because I believe that in rounding up terrorists we need to focus on the one group that has generated the most of the lot (muslim males ages 24-40) does not make me anti muslim.
Just because I believe that we must not over step the bounds of power granted to us in the Constitution does not make me an evil white male.
Just because I don't abide by the thought that somewhere in the Constitution there is a clause that talks about separation of church and state does not make me a bible thumping lunatic.
Just because I am for school vouchers does not make me anti public schools or anti teacher's unions.
Just because I eat meat does not make me a savage barbarian.
Just because I believe in freedom of speech (except for slander) does not make me anti American.
Just because I believe that a President caught lying under oath should be impeached and held accountable does not make me unpatriotic.
Just because I believe in a citizen's un fettered right to keep and bear arms does not mean I want to see gang wars in our streets.
Just because I believe in attacking a country that threatens the United States does not make me an Imperialist.
Just because I don't believe that our continued participation in the United Nations serves in the best interest of this country does not make me an Isolationist.
Just because I don't believe that because wealthy people have more money they should pay higher tax rates does not make me pro rich and anti poor/middle class.
Just because I believe that our taxes are too high does not make me pro big business.
Just because I believe that the primary duty of our government is to uphold our Constitution does not make me anti education.
Just because I believe that after upholding the Constitution, national security is the primary job of government does not make me anti education.
Just because I believe that after upholding the Constitution and national security the primary job of government is emergency services (police, fire, medical) does not make me anti education.
Just because I believe that after upholding the Constitution, national security and emergency services, the primary job of government is something else enumerated in the constitution does not make me [anti whatever you want to insert here].
Just because I catch you in a lie does not make me a [insert your favorite slanderous term here].

Just because I don't see things the way you do does not automatically make me wrong. See, you actually have to at some point PROVE that I am what you accuse me of instead of drawing inferences and committing slander and libel. Many times and with many people I desire the same general things as they do. But Heaven forbid if I have different ideas on how to get there. And Heaven forbid you have to actually explain why I am wrong.

Read the email that promoted this editorial here. Names and information removed to protect the innocent.

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